Tower of Babel narrative

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Biblical event
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Babylon
gptkb:Nimrod
gptkbp:chapter gptkb:Genesis_11:1-9
gptkbp:culturalSignificance metaphor for confusion
metaphor for diversity of languages
gptkbp:describes construction of a tower
gptkbp:event confusion of languages
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Book_of_Genesis
gptkbp:genre etiological myth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tower of Babel narrative
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:art
gptkb:literature
linguistics
gptkbp:interpretedBy gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence
gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:theology
gptkbp:language single language
gptkbp:location gptkb:Shinar
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:deity
gptkbp:penalty confusion of speech
gptkbp:purposeOfTower reach the heavens
gptkbp:relatedTo Ziggurat of Babylon
gptkbp:result scattering of people
gptkbp:theme human pride
divine intervention
origin of languages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Genesis_11
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8