Tower of Babel

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An ancient people build a tower to touch the heavens. A vengeful god disrupts the project through the splintering of human language. Everyone’s left to pick up the pieces. The Tower of Babel myth resonates out from the Mesopotamian cradle of civilization, but what does it mean ...

The Tower of Babel 

Did the Tower of Babel exist or was it just a myth made up by Jewish authors centuries later?Don't forget to help us create more videos! We need your support: https://www.patreon.com/inspiringphil... / @inspiringphilosophy Sources: Gwendolyn Leick - The Babylonians: an Introduc ...  Show more