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Babel is associated with the biblical region of Shinar.
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Babel
Shinar
The place in the land of Shinar where people built a city and tower, and where God confused their language and scattered them.
Tower of BabelBabylon
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The place in the land of Shinar where people built a city and tower, and where God confused their language and scattered them.
Modern location: Babel, Iraq
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The Tower of Babel
Humanity gathered in Shinar to build a city and tower for its own name, but God confused their language and scattered them.
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Why did the people build the city and tower at Babel?
What does Babel reveal about human pride and independence from God?
Why did God confuse their language?
How does the scattering at Babel affect the wider biblical story?
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The place in the land of Shinar where people built a city and tower, and where God confused their language and scattered them.
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