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Language Barrier as a Hindrance to Communication: Lessons and Implications from the Tower of Babel Biblical Story

Mohan Masaviru

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The tower of Babel story is a Biblical story found in the book of Genesis 11: 1-9.It is a story that narrates the descendants of Noah in the area of Mesopotami in Babylon who wanted to build a tower to reach the heavens.However, God knows their intentions and confuses their language so that they could not speak to each other.After confusing their language, they all abandon the tower of Babel project because communication fails as a result of language barrier.

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Key concepts: Tower of Babel, Tower, Literature, Linguistics, Philosophy, History, Art, Theology