Everyone knows humans can't survive above 24,000 feet.
Duhh.
2007-02-09 18:44:02 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it's not the effort which needs to be condemned. rather it's the way a jealous god brought it down. smacks of a megalomaniac more suited for islam, where he frightens people like a bunch of kids, and tells them to kill all infidels. bettering humanity should be the reason for religion . not to give vent to animal urges and kill anybody who doesn't agree with oneself. such a god in my view is as same as the devil.
2007-02-09 18:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Tower of Babel (Heb.Bãbhel, from Assyro-Babylonian bãb-ili, "gate of God"), was, according to the Old Testament (see Gen. 11:1-9), a tower erected on the plain of Shinar in Babylonia by descendants of Noah. Nimrod's name is from the verb "let us revolt." He is said to be a mighty hunter (gibbor tsayidh) in the sight of the Lord, but the language has a dark meaning. He becomes a tyrant or despot leading an organized rebellion against the rule of Yahweh. He hunts not animals, but rather the souls of men. The builders intended the tower to reach to heaven; their presumption, however, angered Jehovah, who interrupted construction by causing among them a previously unknown confusion of languages. He then scattered these people, speaking different languages, over the face of the earth.
God Bless You
2007-02-10 02:52:18 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like everything else in the bible people had a tendancy to OVER exagerrate so I don't think the tower was that high it was just huge for them and they did not have the know how to construct it properly so it probably just fell down because of this. We know how to build things so the top doesnt crumble but they prolly didnt.
2007-02-10 03:18:00 · answer #3 · answered by CelticFairy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know I'm not really sure who it was that told the people to build the tower. The Bible just says that "They said to eachother "Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth."
2007-02-10 02:51:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tower of Babel to some was a zugerat, in modern times a high rise.
I guess Nimrod thought while there was about 4000 men able to help him, he best not let them get away. God had other plans. He wanted them to scatter and move on.
2007-02-10 02:52:57 · answer #5 · answered by jeni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tower of Babel--and I don't think we should just blame Nimrod. The people all discussed it and decided to build it.
2007-02-10 02:58:18 · answer #6 · answered by beano™ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nimrod.
This is a traditional name. The story is in Genesis 11.
2007-02-10 02:47:26 · answer #7 · answered by great gig in the sky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nimrod. Your avatar rocks! It's a perfect depiction of how I feel every time I visit this forum.
2007-02-10 02:51:27 · answer #8 · answered by GODZILLA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Babble? or are you thinking of the Tower of Bubba?
2007-02-10 02:48:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i bet their plan for the tower was just 5 storeys high
2007-02-10 03:13:51 · answer #10 · answered by Pisces 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋