Tower of Babel

Summary

Tower of Babel is a Bible story^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of bible_story entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,154 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tower of Babel's religion is recorded as Christianity^[3].
• Tower of Babel's religion is recorded as Judaism^[4].
• Tower of Babel is located in Babylon^[5].
• Tower of Babel is in the country of Babylonia^[6].
• Tower of Babel's instance of is recorded as Bible story^[7].
• Tower of Babel's instance of is recorded as artistic theme^[8].
• Tower of Babel's instance of is recorded as narrative motif^[9].
• Tower of Babel's instance of is recorded as myth of origins^[10].
• tower of Babel is named after Tower of Babel^[11].
• Tower of Babel is part of Genesis 11^[12].
• Tower of Babel's Commons category is recorded as Tower of Babel^[13].
• Tower of Babel's narrative location is recorded as tower of Babel^[14].
• Tower of Babel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tower of Babel^[15].
• Tower of Babel's main subject is tower of Babel^[16].
• Tower of Babel's main subject is language^[17].
• Tower of Babel's main subject is hubris^[18].
• Tower of Babel's main subject is unity^[19].
• Tower of Babel's main subject is chaos^[20].
• Tower of Babel's described at URL is recorded as https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/wp20130901/did-languages-come-from-the-tower-of-babel/^[21].
• Tower of Babel's depicted by is recorded as Tower of Babel^[22].
• Tower of Babel's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[23].
• Tower of Babel's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[24].
• Tower of Babel's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire Infernal^[25].
• Tower of Babel's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Tower of Babel's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Tower of Babel is in the country of Babylonia^[6]. It is located in Babylon^[5]. It is part of Genesis 11^[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Bible story^[7], artistic theme^[8], narrative motif^[9], and myth of origins^[10]. Religious affiliations include Christianity^[3], a major religious group^[28], founded in 0033^[29] and Judaism^[4], a religion^[30], founded in -0500^[31].

History and Context

tower of Babel is named after Tower of Babel^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tower of Babel include it^[32], a woodcut print^[33], founded in 1928^[34] and Babel fish^[35], a fictional fish^[36].

Why It Matters

Tower of Babel ranks in the top 2% of bible_story entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,154 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include it^[32], a woodcut print^[33], founded in 1928^[34] and Babel fish^[35], a fictional fish^[36].