The Bible is a religious text and at the same time a cultural reference of the first order. In the Holy Scriptures we can find the origin of the most varied ideals of the present time. One of the most distinguished biblical passages with the most cultural implications is the Tower of Babel.
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Just as reported in the book of Genesis, in the ancient city of Babylon, a tower was built that intended to reach heaven. God decided to punish the pride of those men and made the decision to confuse their languages so that they did not understand each other. The fact that they could not communicate normally caused the men to abandon the project and so the tower could not be built. With this attitude, God demonstrated to men that no one had more authority than He. This unfinished construction was called “babel”, which in Hebrew means confusion. Tower of Babel
From this failure , human beings dispersed over the Earth in several tribes, each with its own language. For this reason, it is believed that the Tower of Babel episode is a way of explaining the origin of languages.
According to the Judeo-Christian tradition, the biblical episode of the Tower of Babel has a special meaning: God punishes the pride of men when they intend to go beyond their possibilities.
When you want to say that in a place communication is not possible, the expression “tower of Babel” is used. This expression reminds us that the exchange of ideas can lead to all kinds of confusion and conflict. Likewise, the concept of babelia refers to cultural diversity . Tower of Babel
From a historical point of view
Today, researchers continue to study the biblical passage in which God punished men for their disproportionate arrogance. From a strictly historical point of view, this episode must be understood as a consequence of the exile of the Israelites in Babylon after the destruction of the city of Nebuchadnezzar, in Jerusalem, in 587 BC. C. Until then, the Israelites exiled to Babylon had a tower over 300 feet high, and some believed that this building was the actual foundation that later appeared in the biblical account.
In the early 20th century, German archaeologist Robert Koldewey found archaeological remains in Aqar Quf, present-day Iraq, which are considered to be the true Tower of Babel.
