The Tower of Babel

The descendants of Noah were living in the area of Mesopotami in Babylon. They settled in a land named Shinar.

The population was growing and they all spoke one language. The people decided to build a tall, proud symbol of how great they had made their nation. 

The Babylonians wanted a tower that would "reach to the heavens" so that they could be like God and that they would not need Him. They began to construct a great tower.

God did not like the pride and arrogance in the hearts of the people. God caused the people to suddenly speak different languages so they could not communicate and work together to build the tower. 

This caused the people to scatter across the land. The tower was named The Tower of Babel because the word Babel means confusion. 

This story is a powerful reminder of how important it is to obey God's Word and to not think that we can build a successful but godless life on our own!