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The ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' recognizes that the "Tower of Babel was the world's first skyscraper," and that it "stood at the very heart of the vibrant metropolis of Babylon in what is today Iraq."
</ref> was the tallest brick building ever constructed in recorded history; which according to [[Josephus]] was initiated by [[Nimrod]].<ref>Josephus, ''Antiquities of the Jews'', 1.4.2</ref> Built in the [[ziggurat]] style, it was later repurposed to be the Temple of Bel [[Marduk]], the father of the gods in [[Babylon]]. Multiple religious persuasions teach that the tower was built by the descendants of [[Noah]] relatively shortly after the [[Great Flood|Flood]] as in {{bible ref|Genesis|11|1-9}}, so that its "top may reach unto heaven."
</ref> was the tallest brick building ever constructed in recorded history; which according to [[Josephus]] was initiated by [[Nimrod]].<ref>Josephus, ''Antiquities of the Jews'', 1.4.2</ref> Built in the [[ziggurat]] style, it was later repurposed to be the Temple of Bel [[Marduk]], the father of the gods in [[Babylon]]. Multiple religious persuasions teach that the tower was built by the descendants of [[Noah]] relatively shortly after the [[Great Flood|Flood]] as in {{bible ref|Genesis|11|1-9}}, so that its "top may reach unto heaven."
It is commonly asserted by adherents to both the [[Genesis|Biblical]] account and by adherents to the ancient [[pagan]] historians<ref>[[Berossus the Chaldean]]</ref>, that the ''Tower of Babel'' story provides an explanation to fundamental mysteries that [[atheistic]] science has been unable to solve, namely:
It is commonly asserted by adherents to both the [[Genesis|Biblical]] account and by adherents to the ancient [[pagan]] historians,<ref>[[Berossus the Chaldean]]</ref> that the ''Tower of Babel'' story provides an explanation to fundamental mysteries that [[atheistic]] science has been unable to solve, namely:
* the different languages today that lack a common origin, and
* the different languages today that lack a common origin, and
* the immense diversity in ethnicity.
* the immense diversity in ethnicity.
The ''[[Encyclopedia Britannica]]'' recognizes that the "Tower of Babel was the world's first [[skyscraper]]," and that it "stood at the very heart of the vibrant metropolis of [[Babylon]] in what is today [[Iraq]]."<ref>https://www.britannica.com/video/Overview-Tower-of-Babel/-192008#:~:text=The%20Tower%20of%20Babel%20stood,in%20what%20is%20today%20Iraq.</ref>
=Etymology=
=Etymology=
==in Hebrew==
==in Hebrew==