Babel: The False Mountain

I know the podcast is called Weird Stuff in the Bible, but today, I want to start with something that’s weird in our world: ziggurats.

A ziggurat is a pyramid-like structure. It starts with a massive base, and every level going up gets a little bit smaller. They often have steps up the sides so you can climb to the top. You’ve probably seen pictures before of ziggurats in ancient Babylon, Mesopotamia, from the Aztecs, from the Mayans—there’s even one in Collinsville, Illinois.

And here’s what’s so weird about it: this structure is replicated in all kinds of societies all around the world.

Different nations, different languages, different cultures—and yet we keep seeing ziggurats repeated across the planet.

My question is: why?

Well, where do all ancient nations, languages and cultures come from? According to the Bible, they all got started at this event called the Tower of Babel.

Imagine my surprise when I found out that the Tower of Babel was a ziggurat.

I find this to be weird, and I’d like to explore why it’s in the Bible.

Turn to Genesis 11, and let’s get weird.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

2:20 - Can You Take Me Higher?

4:20 - Mountaintop Experiences

9:45 - Ziggurats

18:00 - The Ziggurat at Babel

27:45 - O Destroying Mountain

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