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And they said: “Come, let us make a city and a tower, so that its height may reach to heaven. And let us make our name famous before we are divided into all the lands.” (Genesis 11, 4)
Then the Lord descended to see the city and the tower, which the sons of Adam were building. (Genesis 11, 5)
And for this reason, its name was called ‘Babel,’ because in that place the language of the whole earth became confused. And from then on, the Lord scattered them across the face of every region. (Genesis 11, 9)
Departing from there, he pitched his tent beyond the Tower of the Flock. (Genesis 35, 21)
And when your sons will say to you, ‘What is the meaning of this religious observance?’ (Exodus 12, 26)
And so he said to them also, “When I will have returned as a victor in peace, I will destroy this tower.” (Judges 8, 9)
He also overturned the tower of Penuel, and he killed the men of the city. (Judges 8, 17)
And when those living in the tower of Shechem had heard about this, they entered the temple of their god, Berith, where they had formed a covenant with him. And it was because of this, that the place had taken its name. And it was greatly fortified. (Judges 9, 46)
Abimelech, also hearing that the men of the tower of Shechem had joined together, (Judges 9, 47)
And so, eagerly cutting down branches from the trees, they followed their leader. And surrounding the fortified place, they set it on fire. And so it happened that, by smoke and fire, one thousand persons died, men and women together, the occupants of the tower of Shechem. (Judges 9, 49)
Now there was, in the midst of the city, a high tower, to which men and women were fleeing together, with all the leaders of the city. And, having very strongly sealed the gate, they were standing on the roof of the tower to defend themselves. (Judges 9, 51)
And Abimelech, drawing near the tower, fought valiantly. And approaching the gate, he strove to set it on fire. (Judges 9, 52)
