Hall of Wonders/III · The Tower of Babel
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The stained-glass window of The Tower of Babel
One Tongue — Genesis 11 · 1–3
A Tower to Heaven — Genesis 11 · 4
The Lord Came Down — Genesis 11 · 5–6
Confusion — Genesis 11 · 7
Scattered — Genesis 11 · 8–9
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Genesis 11
Mirabilia Dei · III
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Mirabilia Dei · IIIThe Tower of Babel

Mirabilia Dei · III

The Tower of Babel

Turris Babel
  1. Prologue

    The third wonder

    The Tower of Babel, told in 5 scenes — One Tongue, A Tower to Heaven, The Lord Came Down, Confusion and Scattered.

  2. Scene I

    One Tongue

    Genesis 11 · 1–3

    And the earth was of one tongue, and of the same speech. … they found a plain in the land of Sennaar, and dwelt in it. And each one said to his neighbour: Come, let us make brick, and bake them with fire.

  3. Scene II

    A Tower to Heaven

    Genesis 11 · 4

    Come, let us make a city and a tower, the top whereof may reach to heaven: and let us make our name famous before we be scattered abroad into all lands.

  4. Scene III

    The Lord Came Down

    Genesis 11 · 5–6

    And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of Adam were building. And he said: Behold, it is one people, and all have one tongue …

  5. Scene IV

    Confusion

    Genesis 11 · 7

    Come ye, therefore, let us go down, and there confound their tongue, that they may not understand one another's speech.

  6. Scene V

    Scattered

    Genesis 11 · 8–9

    And so the Lord scattered them from that place into all lands, and they ceased to build the city. And therefore the name thereof was called Babel …

  7. The verse
    Therefore the name thereof was called Babel, because there the language of the whole earth was confounded.
    Genesis 11 · 9 Next wonder · IVThe Parting of the Red Sea

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