tower and deciding whether or not it will stand.36 Their reason for building the tower is to avoid being “scattered,” but the end result is that they are scattered more widely than they were to begin with. They want to make a name for themselves, but the name they receive is Babel, which means “confusion.” The name “Babylon” means “gate of God,” but the Old Testament name for these efforts to establish a gate to heaven is “confusion” and “folly.”
