Do you believe that the tower of Babel was a ziggurat / step pyramid?

Question

At the tower of Babel it is said that God halted its progress by changes in everyones language. Would you agree that changes in language would result in new and varied cultures? Well, one of the oldest known structures is the ziggurat/step pyramid. It is seen in different cultures and areas; China, Peru, Mexico, Egypt, Africa, etc. So, I put out the idea that all of these were mimics of the tower of Babel which was seen at the beginning of cultures, what are your thoughts?

Answer 1

What the bible calls high places and yes it has come to be all over the earth by world.

For Nimrod to have success, the 4000 able bodied men that soon after the flood [ as they are before Abraham at 427 after the flood, Shem dies 502 years after the flood, and Noah had died 350 after the flood ], was under Nimrod and would have to look up to Nimrod and they can not build a tower into the heavens to protect them from a flood that is never going to be again, or as a location to keep them in one part of the earth, nor do they need to be held or have to be subjected to a man like Nimrod. Nimrod would and probably did become a god, as did Satan 2Cor.4:3,4;

God knew what was best for the world on the earth and he scattered them out as they should have done.

High places being all over the earth in all places helps prove the bible is no myth.

Answer 2

The remains of the tower of babel are still around. and it is a ziggurat type pyramid. the first attempt to make a high rise building.with living spaces built on each level.
of course it would cause changes. but the basic idea could still be spread around the world.
The Ziggurat type pyramid is the most stable shape for pyramids. the ones in Egypt could not keep the outer covering in place. due to weight and gravity.

Answer 3

No. The "tower of babel" story is patently ridiculous, proven false, and not even plausible to begin with. The Babylonian Empire didn't "vanish" from the face of the earth any more than the Roman Empire did -- it slowly disintegrated over a long period through lost wars, changing conditions, and because of other factors. It was, in fact, one of the most advanced civilizations of its time -- the only reason it gets a "bad rap" in the bible is because it conquered the Hebrews of the time. Peace.

Answer 4

According to the narrative in Genesis Chapter 11 of the Bible, the Tower of Babel was a tower built by a united humanity to reach the heavens. Because the hearts of men were said to be inherently evil and disobedient, they were striving to make a name for themselves instead of worshipping the God who created them. Because of this open defiance, God stopped their efforts by confusing languages so that the builders could not understand one another. As a result, they could no longer communicate and the work was halted. The builders were then scattered to different parts of Earth
The Greek form of the name, Babylon, is from the native Akkadian Bāb-ilu, which means "Gate of the god". This correctly summarizes the religious purpose of the great temple towers (the ziggurats) of ancient Sumer (which many believe to be Biblical Shinar in modern southern Iraq). These huge, squared-off stepped temples were intended as gateways for the gods to come to earth, literal stairways to heaven. "Reaching heaven" is a common description in temple tower inscriptions. This is the type of structure referred to in the Biblical narrative, though artists and biblical scholars envisaged the tower in many different ways. Pieter Brueghel's influential portrayal is based on the Colosseum in Rome, while later conical depictions of the tower (as depicted in Doré's illustration) resemble much later Muslim towers observed by 19th century explorers in the area, notably the Minaret of Samarra. M. C. Escher depicts a more stylised geometrical structure in his woodcut representing the story.

Ziggurats are among the largest religious structures ever built. Some suppose the Biblical narrative is a reaction to the ancient Mesopotamian system of beliefs reflected in these impressive structures, beliefs that ruled the hearts and minds of some of the greatest civilizations of ancient times.

The Hebrew version of the name of the city and the tower, Bavel, is attributed in Gen. 11:9 to the verb balal, which means to confuse or confound in Hebrew. The ruins of the ancient city of Babylon can be found near the city of Hillah, in modern-day Iraq, in the province of Babil, approximately 60 miles south of Baghdad.

According to the documentary hypothesis, the passage derives from the Jahwist source, a writer whose work is full of puns, and like many of the other puns in the Jahwist text, the element of the story concerning the scattering of languages is thought by many to be a folk etymology for the name Babel, attached to a story of a collapsing tower.

Answer 5

The southern European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France was built to look like what the original tower of babel looked like.

To view it, go here:

http://nextcrusade.com/images/babel2.jpg

If you figure out why anyone would do such a thing, please let me know!

Answer 6

pyramid

Answer 7

It's a myth... it's not real... never happened... made up... fairy tale, nonsense.