Babel

In Genesis 11, humanity gathered to build a city and tower 'with its top in the heavens' — not to reach God, but to make a name for themselves and avoid being scattered. God confused their languages and scattered them anyway. Babel is the origin story for the diversity of languages and nations. The name is connected to 'Babylon' — and the theme of human pride vs. God's sovereignty echoes throughout Scripture. Pentecost in Acts 2 is often seen as Babel reversed.