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Babel, Tower of

 

The tower of Babel constructed by the builders at Babel became a symbol of their defiance against God, (Gen. 11:1-6).  It was probably modeled after a ziggurat which is a mound of sun-dried bricks and was probably constructed before 4,000 BC.