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The people who settled in the land of Shinar wanted to make a name for themselves. They decided that they would build a tower that would reach to the sky. God was very displeased at this endeavour. He made it so that men could not understand one another; they all spoke different languages. This created a universal, profound language barrier, making the construction of the tower come to a standstill. The tower was named Babel, meaning confusion. Eventually men found other men that they could understand and with whom they communicated. This created the many different languages. This story is very important because of the contribution it makes to the explanation for the many different languages and races we currently have in the world.