Mystery Of The Tower Of Babel – The Mountain Of God Or A Symbol Of Chaos And Ignorance?
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The story of the Tower of Babel is set in the time after Noah's flood and it was long considered to be a legend. No Babylonian documents have as yet been found which refer clearly to the existence of this legendary building.
All we have is the Biblical account, which is mentioned in Genesis 11:9.
Can we trust it?
Probably, from this unique place - "the tower reaching unto heaven" - most of the post-Flood races originated. Most languages can trace their roots to this part of the world and the gigantic tower was intended to be a symbol of humanity's power.
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