Related commentaries – Confusion

The Tower of Babel – Genesis 11:1 – 11:9

The Tower at Babel Must Have Been an Elaborate Structure

The word “Babel” means confusion. It was at Babel that the first recorded organized adulterous religious system in the world was introduced (Genesis 11:1-9).The Tower of Babel must have been an elaborate structure. Perhaps like its later Babylonians counterparts, it consisted of 8 towers, each 75 ft. high, one rising upon the other. There was a chapel on the top, making total height of 600 feet, or as high as the Space Needle of Seattle. The upper chapel typically had very expensive furniture. It is estimated that one golden image alone of Neo-Babylonian times, which was 45 feet high, would be valued in today’s economy at $17,500,000. Estimated that sacred utensils used were worth approximately $200 million.(Encyclopedia of Illustrations).