c. 2242 BC
After the Flood, humanity gathered on the plain of Shinar and began building a city with a tower reaching to heaven. God confused their languages and scattered them across the earth, frustrating their rebellious ambition.
Babel explains the origin of different languages and nations. It shows humanity's persistent rebellion and God's sovereign control over human affairs. Pentecost later reverses Babel's curse.
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