学必求其心得，业必贵于专精 Tower of Babel The Tower of Babel, described in the Old Testament （Genesis 11: 1—9)， was started by descendants of Noah on the plain of Shinar in Babylonia。 The builders intended the tower to reach into heaven and make a name for them. God, however, was not pleased with the people, because they were disobeying the command given to Noah to fill the earth。 The people's pride was leading them into rebellion against God, just as those people whom God had just destroyed by the Flood in Noah’s time。 To keep them from bringing greater punishment on themselves in the near future, God stopped the building by confusing the language of the people, causing them to be scattered throughout the earth。 The place where people built the tower is called Babel， so the tower is referred as the Tower of Babel. Today， the word ”babel" in English means a scene of confusion, disorder， or noise from many different voices。 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/d013eb322ec58bd63186bceb19e8b8f67d1cef23.html