![]() At one point Shinar was later renamed "Babylonia" to reflect the influence of the city on the surrounding area. It was founded by Nimrod who began many other cities in the region of Shinar, the area in which Babel was being built. ![]() The city of Babylon began as the city of Babel, which was given its name, after God had scattered a crowded-together humanity and dispersed them across the earth by confusing their languages. "Bavel"), which comes from the word Bilbel ( בלבל), which in turn, is a verb form of the word Balal ( בלל), which means "Confusion" or "Puzzle/Puzzling" ![]() Since the LORD didn't want this project to come into place, He confused their languages, as they all spoke one language at that time, and so it was called Babel (From Hebrew בבל translit. However, the Bible offers a different etymology. The English word "Babylon" comes from the Ancient Greek Babylon ( Βαβυλων) which itself is a Greek transliteration of the Akkadian Babili(m).īabili(m) probably means "gate of (the) god(s)", which is probably parallel to the Biblical narrative in which the ancient people of Shinar/Babylonia tried to "enter" Heaven by building a tower that could reach the Heavens.
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