The Tower of Babel is first mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the first great rebellion by mankind after the Flood; instead of spreading across the earth, they settled together in the land of Shinar and built a city and a great tower out of baked bricks in order to make a name for themselves. <ref>http://creationwiki.org/Tower_of_Babel</ref>:
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The Tower of Babel is first mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the first great rebellion by mankind after the Flood; instead of spreading across the earth, they settled together in the land of Shinar and built a city and a great tower out of baked bricks in order to make a name for themselves:<ref>http://creationwiki.org/Tower_of_Babel</ref>
:''And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.''
:''And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.''
:''And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.''
:''And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.''