Babylonian confusion of tongues, Several people try to build the Tower of Babel, but are hindered because they no longer understand each other's language. This creates confusion, which results in arguments, riots and departures, which ultimately prevents the tower from being completed. Below the scene is a reference to the Bible text in Gen. 11,5,7,8., print maker: Jan Luyken, publisher: Willem Goeree, Amsterdam, 1690, paper, etching, height 290 mm × width 654 mm, print

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