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A Monumental Misunderstanding
People of Babel plan to build an enormous city and a tower that will reach to heaven. The Lord is angered by their pride and confuses the speech of men so as to interrupt their plans. The project is abandoned, and the builders scatter to all regions of the earth. The miniature provides an excellent example of the medieval building process. Note the pulley system, driven by a man inside a wooden wheel that functions much like a treadmill. (Genesis 11:3–4)

- Morgan Bible (image 22), medieval illuminated manuscript, 13th century.

- نسخة مورجان للكتاب المقدس (صورة 22)، مخطوطة مزخرفة من العصور الوسطى، القرن الثالث عشر.