The Tower of Babel appears in the Hebrew Bible in Genesis 11:1β9, following the stories of Noah and the Flood. In the story humans set about constructing a large tower and city in the land of Shinar (Babylon). However, God interrupts their project, scatters the people, and confuses their languages, making people mutually unintelligible. The story explains the diversity of human languages and is often interpreted as a lesson in humility.
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