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Babel, Tower of

Biblical pericope about hubris and the origin of languages

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Images referencing Babel, Tower of

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  • Episodes in the Old Testament. Engraving by M.T.
  • The builders of the Tower of Babel start to argue as their language is confounded. Etching by M. van der Gucht after G. Hoet, c. 1700.
  • Noah preparing his first sacrifice after the Flood; the Tower of Babel; God responds to Noah's sacrifice with a rainbow. Etching by J. Hulett.
  • The building of a ziggurat, perhaps the Tower of Babel; bricks are burned and chiselled. Etching.
  • Six men construct a section of the Tower of Babel. Etching by Cowley after S. Wale.
  • God appears at Babel to disperse the people into different tongues. Process print, 1894, after W. von Kaulbach.
  • An extremely detailed survey of the activities surrounding the building of the tower of Babel. Engraving, c. 1680.

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Architecture and religion
Ziggurats
Building - Equipment and supplies
Confusion of tongues
Language and languages - Religious aspects