Babel

=Babel=

**Summary:**
This passage is about a group of people who journeyed to the east; in the beginning they all spoke one language. They decided to build a city with big tower where the top reached the heavens. One day the Lord came down to see what they had made and realized because of this they will no longer speak the same language. Furthermore God went down to earth with others and confused them even more by speaking a language they did not understand.

**Discussion Questions:**
 1) Why do the people want to "make a name for themselves?"  2) The story title means "to confuse." Why do they want to confuse each other?  3) It is called Babel because that is where the lord babbled the language in order to confuse them. Do you think that was clever?

**Supplementary Material:**
 Relate story to outside world:  Since this was a VERY short story, it was hard to make due. But, if I was to relate it to the real world, I might say in an army or war, they might use different languages to confuse each other.

Study Guide/Quiz Questions:
 1) What is Shinar today?  2) What is the definition of Bitumen?  3) Babel is similar to "confuse" in what language word meaning?  4) They came upon a plain in the land of   and settled there.  5) Why do they want to confuse their language?