Babel
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From the Hebrew בבל (“‘Babylon’”), from Akkadian (bāb ili), “‘gate of God’”); in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion.
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Babel
- The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
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- Therefore is the name of it called Babel. - Gen. xi. 9.
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- Alternative spelling of babel.
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- Wiktionary Babel for user pages