Building Tower of Babel: 'Bible' Genesis 11. God coming down to see tower (v5) and deciding to confound universal language (v6) and scatter people over the earth (v7). Stonemasons at work foreground; mixing lime mortar (v3) centre left; raising stone by windlass and block-and-tackle. Right; angels dislodging workers from scaffolding platform at top of tower. French miniature

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Building Tower of Babel: 'Bible' Genesis 11. God coming down to see tower (v5) and deciding to confound universal language (v6) and scatter people over the earth (v7). Stonemasons at work foreground; mixing lime mortar (v3) centre left; raising stone by windlass and block-and-tackle. Right; angels dislodging workers from scaffolding platform at top of tower. French miniature

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