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The Tower of Babel.

The Tower of Babel, according to the Book of Genesis, was an enormous tower built in the plain of Shinar. According to the biblical account, a united humanity of the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating from the east, came to the land of Shinar, where they resolved to build a city with a tower 'with its top in the heavens..lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the Earth'. God came down to see what they did and said: 'They are one people and have one language, and nothing will be withholden from them which they purpose to do'. So God said, 'Come, let us go down and confound their speech'. And so God scattered them upon the face of the Earth, and confused their languages, and they left off building the city, which was called Babel 'because God there confounded the language of all the Earth'.(Genesis 11:5-8). The Tower of Babel has often been associated with known structures, notably the Etemenanki, a ziggurat dedicated to Marduk by Nabopolassar (c. 610 BC). The Great Ziggurat of Babylon base was square (not round), 91 metres (300 ft) in height, but demolished by Alexander the Great. A Sumerian story with some similar elements is preserved in Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta.
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The Tower of Babel.
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Traduction automatique: La tour de Babel, selon le livre de la Genèse, était une énorme tour construite dans la plaine de Shinar. Selon le récit biblique, une humanité unie des générations qui ont suivi le Grand Déluge, parlant une seule langue et migrant de l'est, est venue au pays de Shinar, où ils ont résolu de construire une ville avec une tour 'avec son sommet dans le cieux... de peur que nous ne soyons dispersés à l'étranger sur la face de la Terre ». Dieu est descendu pour voir ce qu'ils faisaient et a dit : "Ils sont un seul peuple et ont une seule langue, et rien ne leur sera refusé de ce qu'ils ont l'intention de faire". Alors Dieu dit : « Viens, descendons et confondons leur discours ». Et ainsi Dieu les dispersa sur la face de la Terre, et confondit leurs langues, et ils cessèrent de construire la ville, qui fut appelée Babel "parce que Dieu y confondit le langage de toute la Terre". (Genèse 11:5-8) . La tour de Babel a souvent été associée à des structures connues, notamment l'Etemenanki, une ziggourat dédiée à Marduk par Nabopolassar (vers 610 av. J.-C.). La base de la Grande Ziggourat de Babylone était carrée (pas ronde), 91 mètres (300 pieds) de hauteur, mais démolie par Alexandre le Grand. Une histoire sumérienne avec des éléments similaires est conservée dans Enmerkar et le Seigneur d'Aratta.
The Tower of Babel, according to the Book of Genesis, was an enormous tower built in the plain of Shinar. According to the biblical account, a united humanity of the generations following the Great Flood, speaking a single language and migrating from the east, came to the land of Shinar, where they resolved to build a city with a tower 'with its top in the heavens..lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the Earth'. God came down to see what they did and said: 'They are one people and have one language, and nothing will be withholden from them which they purpose to do'. So God said, 'Come, let us go down and confound their speech'. And so God scattered them upon the face of the Earth, and confused their languages, and they left off building the city, which was called Babel 'because God there confounded the language of all the Earth'.(Genesis 11:5-8). The Tower of Babel has often been associated with known structures, notably the Etemenanki, a ziggurat dedicated to Marduk by Nabopolassar (c. 610 BC). The Great Ziggurat of Babylon base was square (not round), 91 metres (300 ft) in height, but demolished by Alexander the Great. A Sumerian story with some similar elements is preserved in Enmerkar and the Lord of Aratta.
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43.0 x 29.4 cm | 16.9 x 11.6 in (300 dpi)
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