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| − | Tower of Babel: According to the narrative in Genesis Chapter 11 | + | * '''turris''' (''Latin'') tower |
| + | * '''Turret:''' a rive rin Scotland | ||
| + | * '''Tower of Babel:''' According to the narrative in Genesis Chapter 11, the Tower of Babel was a tower built by a united humanity in order to reach the heavens. To prevent the project from succeeding, God confused their languages so that each spoke a different language, they could no longer communicate with one another and the work could not proceed. After that time, people moved away to different parts of Earth. The story is used to explain the existence of many different languages and races. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel | ||
| − | + | * '''babble:''' talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words | |
| − | + | * '''babble:''' the chattering sound of a brook or stream | |
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| + | [[Category: Rivers]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Old Testament]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:38, 9 July 2012
- turris (Latin) tower
- Turret: a rive rin Scotland
- Tower of Babel: According to the narrative in Genesis Chapter 11, the Tower of Babel was a tower built by a united humanity in order to reach the heavens. To prevent the project from succeeding, God confused their languages so that each spoke a different language, they could no longer communicate with one another and the work could not proceed. After that time, people moved away to different parts of Earth. The story is used to explain the existence of many different languages and races. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Babel
- babble: talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words
- babble: the chattering sound of a brook or stream
