BIBLICAL THEORY

Pre-Babel Events
· Post-Flood era where humanity spoke
one language, and they were all
descendants of Noah.
· Noah’s descendants included his sons
Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham’s
violation of Noah led to a curse, while
Shem and Japheth received blessings.
· Introduction of Nimrod, a figure
associated with ambition and control.
Travel to Shinar
· Nimrod and his
followers settle in Shinar
(Babylonia, modern-day
Iraq).
Tower Construction
· Nimrod is traditionally
believed to have
commissioned the construction
of the Tower of Babel as an act
of defiance against God and to
establish power over people.
· The tower symbolized human
pride and ambition, aiming to
reach the heavens and
challenge divine authority.
Divine Intervention
· God confuses
human language in
response to human
arrogance.
Consequences
· Linguistic confusion leads to the
dispersion of humanity.
· As a consequence of challenging
God’s authority, God intervened
by confusing the language of the
people.
· This confusion of languages led
to chaos and the abandonment of
the tower construction project,
scattering humanity across the
Earth and forming different
linguistic communities.
 BIBLE VERSES MENTIONED
 1. Genesis 1:28: “God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and increase in
number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the
sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.’”
 2. Genesis 9:24-25: “When Noah awoke from his wine and found out what his
youngest son had done to him, he said, ‘Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will
he be to his brothers.’”
 3. Genesis 10:8: “Cush was the father of Nimrod, who became a mighty warrior on
the earth.”
 4. Genesis 11:7: “Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not
understand each