The city is Babil, Iraq today. It’s most famous name is Babylon, as in “babble on.” But it’s first known name was Babel, which means “confused.” That’s where Genesis says God stopped people from building the Tower of Babel by making them speak different languages. Words sounded like babble. A Visual Walk Through Genesis, pages 68.
About Stephen M. Miller
STEPHEN M. MILLER is an award winning bestselling Christian author of easy-reading books about the Bible and Christianity and author of the Casual English Bible® paraphrase. His books have sold over two million copies and include The Complete Guide to the Bible and Who’s and Where’s Where in the Bible.
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