The kettle element with over 2000 watts of power heats the water to temperatures only life near hot springs at the bottom of the ocean would survive. The water violently boils and dangerous scalding hot water would spew from the spout if not for the auto cut-off device. The teabag is drowned in the hot water and begins to bleed.
Nebuchadnezzar II did not BUILD the Tower of Babel. His own records affirm that he used the original foundations of the original tower, to build a kind of memorial tower. Nebuchadnezzar wrote that the original tower had been built in antiquity: "A FORMER king built the Temple of the Seven Lights of the Earth, but HE DID NOT COMPLETE its head. SINCE A REMOTE TIME, people had abandoned it, without order expressing their words. Since that time earthquakes and lightning had dispersed its sun-dried clay; the bricks of the casing had split, and the earth of the interior had been scattered in heaps." [emphasis mine]
I love how they assume Nebecanezer built it just because he's shown posed with it...that could mean a thousand things from giving it his blessing, to showing off his surroundings.
@MysteryFan At ~2:25 it literally states: "The man behind it...King Nebecanezer the second" Or is that just you in some fantasy that you've dreamed up?
@Tejas Misra Skeptics used to criticize the Bible for its mention of the Hittitie people (in Genesis). The lack of any archaeological evidence to support the existence of a Hittite culture was often cited as a rebuttal against Scripture. In 1876, however, archaeologists discovered evidence of the Hittite nation, and by the early 20th century the vastness of the Hittite nation and its influence in the ancient world was common knowledge. The Bible also contains fulfilled prophesies. Specific prophecies like Jesus’ birthplace, activities, manner of death, and resurrection demonstrate the preternatural accuracy of Scripture. The scientific and historical accuracy of the Bible is important evidence of the Bible’s trustworthiness.
@Tejas Misra even a skeptic on the Bible should view it the way historians view Herodotus. They know not everything he said was accurate. But it's still a valuable source of information
As soon as he said " THE TOWER OF BABEL!" I was thinking. "I dont think I can take this seriously." This narrator sucks. I feel like I'm watching WWF not a serious documentary. Smh First thing I thought was Did Disney direct this?" Because as we know, Disney owns history channel which made ancient aliens.
Isn't this more likely to be the Hanging Gardens? The timeline doesn't match up for the building of the Tower and we know he built the Hanging Gardens, and we know it was a tiered square structure like this from historical accounts. The inscription doesn't say it is the Tower of Babel, it says the ziggurat of the city of Babylon, which could be any temple within the city, and could totally be the Hanging Gardens.
There are currently no tablets or steeles detailing the building of the hanging gardens but there is plenty of evidence indicating that first Nabopolasar and then Nabuchadnezzar rebuilt the Etemenaki Ziggurat along with temples, palaces and defensive structures in Babylon and elsewere. The foundations of the Ziggurat of Babylon were identified in 1899.
The story of the Tower of Babel is in the book of Genesis, which means that it takes place CENTURIES before the birth of Nebuchadnezzar II. If this tablet is describing a temple built by him, it is DEFINITELY NOT describing the Tower of Babel from the book of Genesis.
it's almost as if the Bible account was written around or after the time of Nebuchadnezzar - like how Holywood makes stories from history a bit more exciting by inventing anachronistic story elements 🧐🤔
@@chrisc9755 except that the bible was confirmed true in it's historicity when the Assyrian and Hittite empires were discovered in the 70's. Nice try, kiddo
Nabuchanezzar was later on in history, part of the neo-Babylon. The Tower of Babel was attempted to be built sometime after the great flood. It was all Noah’s descendants as stated in (Genesis 10) and the description of the even taken at Babel in (Genesis 11). So a lot happened before Nabuchanezzar came to power, the slate this guy has, could’ve just been a depiction of how great of a architect the King was, since that was one of the things he was known for. Nonetheless I’m sure the Tower of Babel is still buried somewhere under ancient Babylon
Something seems a little "off". And when I say "off", I mean like 1600 to 1800 years off!! Nebuchadnezzar lived in the 6th century BC, whereas the tower of Babel, and the subsequent confounding of languages, took place circa 2200 to 2400 BC!!
As well, this tablet doesn’t match with the Biblical account. They said that the account on the tablet states that Nebuchadnezzar II brought together diverse people when the Bible makes it clear that the people were already gathered together in Shinar. Ziggurats existed after the Tower of Babel, and this is just one of them.
There were 2 towers. Also - the first one was built by Noah's grandson, but at that time there were 19 named LARGE Cities and hundreds of villages, all populated from the 8 ARK crew, who were at least 200 Years old !! Also HAM was told to get lost after that thing with his dad.
It's a tree..!! The tower of babel was a giant tree.. Ezekiel :30 the death of a giant tree.. There is more evidence to back this up, like devils tower and the 400km fallen tree shown in Google maps in Australia.. Modern structures need to be planted 1/3 into the ground and so it could never reach these heights, but giant trees and plants could..
The tower was actually a type of Pyramid. This is why when all of the cultures separated to far ends of the globe they took the ideas of pyramid building with them but in their own architectural styles.
@@gabagaba6207 how many times have folks bought houses without seeing them ir married someone without ever seeing them. How many of us buy cars without seeing them. If we were to do those things, we would be considered foolish...
people have been building towers for thousands of years. it seems odd that this particular tower mentioned in a tablet is associated with the one from the story. especially if the tablet doesn't mention everybody spontaneously speaking in different languages. one would think that is something fairly sigificant to mention about such a tower.
@@courtadbobtail600 A year late I see, but at any rate; One of the strengths of scripture was the numerous copies across various groups, languages and cultures that actually kept one another in check. If someone popped up with a new bit of scripture, every other group could compare it to their own and point out the counterfeit. Case in point, the dead sea scrolls and Septugant were a branch of the original scriptures recently rediscovered and when compared, found there was very little if any difference. The differences can be contained in about a 20 minute video. Namely some things like a city was remarked as X, but in the time of the story it was actually named Y, but a "helpful" scribe changed the name to something people would understand contemporarily. That's how we actually know what the errors or questionable parts of scripture are; Cross referencing copies.
He tried to use it. Read "After the Flood" by Bill cooper if you think that. Fascinating. Babylon named after it as well. Get a king james bible and believe. Jesus Christ loves you!
I mean, someone's gotta narrate and not sound boring. Seriously, every time I see my parents watching historical documentaries, I almost always find them snoozing part way though them and the narrators there didn't sound interested in narrating as if they just wanna go home and collapse on the bed
Uh....Nebuchadnezzar lived in the 6th c BC and built the “ hanging gardens of Babylon.” This tablet is about THAT building, not the “ Tower of Babel” which , if built, was 1000-2000 years before Nebuchadnezzar was even born. Smithsonian should’ve known this.
You can tell by the script and the narrator's dramatic voice that the Smithsonian is all about wowing couch potatoes and doesn't have any relationship with facts
they've been misdirecting the historical narrative for a long time. The Smithsonian museum itself has skeletons of giants, all tucked away in storage and rarely ever talked about
@@joriankell1983 "The Smithsonian is hiding skeletons of giants because, you know, the director of the Smithsonian is Satan's step-son." Yeah, you're right, they're hiding giant skeletons. They keep them right next to the Ark of the Covenant and Indiana Jones' whip and hat. Lets round up the January 6 boys and storm the Smithsonian. Genius.
I always approach biblical archeology by a secular channel with skepticism and they never fail to dissapoint. The tower of babel was constructed centuries, if not millennia before king nebuchadnezzer.
This video says the inscription was from around 600 BC, but the Biblical Tower of Babel was several centuries after the great flood, which was about 3,000 BC. (Give or take a few centuries) Whatever ziggurat the inscription referred to either was not the Biblical Tower of Babel, or was not the seventh century BC ruins the archaeologist described.
@@4g0tten4 There was no great flood. Please stop promoting something as an event that didn't, literally couldn't, occur, as it's written in the bible. Whoever says it did is wrong or a liar.
It's mathematically and scientifically impossible for the flood to have occurred as written in the bible. Opinion is only involved if you choose to ignore facts. The fact is that the Great Flood didn't happen. There isn't enough water on Earth.
Either they're incorrectly identifying it, or it could just be the fact that the Bible wasn't meant to convey historical accuracies but rather spiritual truth. Either way, they should've had the narration reflect the differences.
augoldfinger so true this guy said it exactly like the bible said but obviously he has never read the bible account of it being built lol im sure Nebuchadnezzar built a nice big temple for that giant likeness he built but what do I know I don’t have a degree ive just read the bible
Exactly. The Tower of Babel story dates back to ancient Sumeria, so if Nebuchadnezzar II did build this one then he was likely inspired by the original. He was no stranger to grandiose architectural projects: it was during his rule that he commissioned the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the ancient wonders of the world, as a gift for his wife.
This is just a way to get people excited about something while selling them a lie. They want to make themselves to be friends fo the Bible while they try to undermine it. Since religious people are "quacks" anyway, they can sell us any trojan horse and try to pull the carpet from under our feet later.
@@mr16325 Your research material and abilities are apparently lacking then. Skarkalisharri, king of Agade, restored or finished the building. Again after over 1,200 years and much decay Nebuchadnezzar the second restored it again. During the reign of Antiochus Soter it was destroyed and the remains can be seen on Google Earth in Babylon, right next to the Euphrates River where it has always been known to be. It is called Etemenanki.
The March winds blew it down. Babel is two words of bab (gate) and el (ram). Babel = Ram gate, like in the sign Aries (Ram) at the spring equinox. This is where the gods proclaim "Let there be light." Aries is the head aka first sign of the zodiac. Heaven is entered at Babel aka the area between the two ears.
It may have been that Nebuchadnezzar built ON the original tower, fortifying it…as he did with other Babylon structures (i.e., canals, walls, etc) that existed before his time.
The Biblical account tells that Noah's grandson Nimrod built the tower, though Nebucanesser was probably trying to take credit by rewriting history. Either that, or the tower depicted is not the same tower.
The bible, written by man, was written centuries after that tablet was made, so the tablet speaks the truth. It was Nebuchadnezzar, not anybody named Nimrod.
King Nebuchadnezzar isn’t found in Genesis 11 which is where you can find the Tower of Babel story. You must not be paying attention to the Bible if you think this video supports your Christian beliefs. King Nebuchadnezzar doesn’t appear on the Bible until the book of Daniel which is long after the events in Genesis 11.
@@kaydenpat He didn't say that King Nebuchadnezzar built the Tower, nor did King Nebuchadnezzar say that he built the tower. The Smithsonian is lying to you (as always). The King had actually rebuilt (or renovated) the original structure. The Smithsonian can never be trusted: I am Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon … my great lord has established me in strength, and has urged me to repair his buildings … the Tower of Babylon, I have made and finished … the Tower of Borsippa had been built by a former king. He had completed 42 [cubits?], but he did not finish its head; from the lapse of time it had become ruined … the rain and wet had penetrated into the brickwork; the casing of burnt brick had bulged out … Merodach, my great lord, inclined my heart to repair the building. I did not change its site, nor did I destroy its foundation platform; but, in a fortunate month, and upon an auspicious day, I undertook the rebuilding … I set my hand to build it up, and to finish its summit. As it had been in ancient times, so I built up its structure ….
@@jameshampton7833 Neither can the bible, obviously. It states that the building was never finished as god created many languages and so the workmen could not complete the structure but the cuneiform image looks complete....it was just one more ziggurat....
the bible also implies that humans lived along dinosaurs... we have found this to be false. Dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years before humans appeared... BIBLE = MYTH. GENESIS CREATION = FAKE NEWS
Everyone knew that King Nebukhadnezar was trying to remake the Tower of Babel that was made by King Nimrod. If this stone tablet was date to 600 B.C Then this tablets don't provide the first Tower of Babel. But the second one.
I have never thought that the whole Tower story was just myth. I've always seen it as truth. Why so many refuse to understand these Ancient records for what they are always amazed me.
Good grief, smithsonian. The Tower of Babel was built waaaaaayyy before King Nebuchadnezzar in the Biblical narrative. This is just some ziggurat that Neb built, not THE tower of Babel. Thanks for playing.
wait didn't the whole tower of Babel happened, according to the bible, way before Nebuchadnezzar? He existed way later when they were conquered by Babylonians. I might be wrong but this all seems contradictory.
Well, this channel is claiming that it's the same thing. It's probably just a depiction of the legend of the tower of Babel, as there were Isrealites in the palace during that time, surely the legend got passed around.
Yeah, that's what I was trying to figure out. I don't understand how they can claim this when the Bible says that Babel happened farrrr, unknown far, longer before Nebuchadnezzar. I'm Christian and I really don't get this.
What is undeniable is that the tablet depicts the Tower of Babel and an account of its construction identical to the biblical city. The tablet dates to the 6th century BC in Babylon, and so naturally depicts Nebuchdnezzar II on the relief. Whether or not this reveals he is the constructor is unknown, he could simply be on the relief for the sake of being on it, or he could be the constructor, or he could have repaired it.
Unfortunately, for Christians who take the bible to be literal, many stories from the Old Testament when they were written down were re-telling someone of current events, to convey certain meanings. They were NOT and never intended as historical accounts. Some were set in history to link together separate events to create a parabolic or allegorical meaning.
It only seems contradictory because the Bible and its latter day inherents require to to be true, just the way the shepherds wrote the story. Flush that stuff.
One of the oldest Bible stories, along with countless others, turn out to be historically verifiable, yet the narrator says "A lot of people still think about it in Biblical terms as some sort of legend" ---essentially equating 'biblical' with merely legend. So, I guess when historical evidence is found for a Bible account, it loses its Biblical association and origin and becomes historical and the Bible goes on being merely legend and gets no credit. You just have to shake your head. It just demonstrates that some people choose not to, and will never, believe.
@@nosuchthing8 no and to even equate the Bible to a kids comic book designed and shown to be fiction by the author is alarming as far as your judgement goes, to say that first without properly researching should require you to reflect on your judgement and consistency and what is impulsing you to react this way to this topic specifically opposed to being more lenient to favoring ideals
It's amazing that Renaissance painters actually painted it to be exactly like that. I believe Bruegel had a whole painting devoted to it. I've also seen it in other old master Renaissance painters.
@@magmasunburst9331 The most famous one is by Peter Bruegel the elder, but it is just an example. Most painters painted it with a circular, irregular groundwork and structure, and unfinished.
Lol...I was worried I was the only one unraveling a lie....and then i saw this and then there was 3 😁 ...the Babel Tower is mentioned in Genesis. Nebuchadnezzar is too many years after that. (for those that are confused...just find the book of Daniel and then Look at how far it is from Genesis.)👍😁👍
This is where the separation of the people's began. There WAS ONE LANGUAGE. The different languages began instantly. Each group that could understand each other went off to their own lands.
Because the "powers-that-be" have popularized a naturalist/materialist world-view, using the Arts to "fictionalize" the supernatural (hence the massive popularity of the super-hero genre in comics, books, films, etc). _The world is in for a BIG surprise, very soon..._
@@marthaj67 people haven't a clue what's going on much less what's about to happen...the synagauge of satan has created a false reality,matrix,that the ignorant masses live in..a reality void of truth...people are so brainwashed and totally under mind control that they look at the sun in the sky and say"it is the ground I stand on moving,not the sun" if you believe that then you are not in control of your mind or senses and are already in line to be slaughtered...
@@marthaj67 and to the members of the synagauge of satan,that deny his holy name Jesus Christ,woe unto you...gnashing of teeth forever...there is nowhere to hide...
I believe we will see some of them as many were buried underneath churches owned by the Catholics & may have been forgotten about. What was hidden in the dark is now coming to the light as we are living in the age of knowledge & end times.
Remember this! Science doesn’t lie because it is what it is-God’s creation and universal beauty! However, mankind is biased and does lie! Scientists are mankind, whereas science itself is not!
I love how the bible, a historical document, is disregarded instantly as fiction, but a tablet vaguely outlining the construction of a temple is regarded as undeniable evidence
People who reject God can never believe His Word to be true as that would give them a problem. Just as those who believe the religion of evolution do not need God. If God is thrown out, no amount of evidence for creation could be accepted as they insist on rejecting the creator. They will all find out I the end if God was right of course.
Joseph Lisitza Jospeh you can keep casting out slurs to those you disagree with but i assure you many will still trust in the Lord. Your flesh reviles against God but your spirit calls out to Him, it is why you watched this video. I will pray for you Joseph (nice name) that God removes the vail from your eyes and allows you to be free from the bondage the enemy has placed on you to deny Gods obvious majesty.
@Joseph Lisitza "languages were diverse"... but were a people who spoke one language all transformed into speaking many - at once - "long before the tower was built"?
@Joseph Lisitza Yet how does 1 language turn into many? It makes more sense to me that YHWH and some of his angels stopped the creation of Babel and diversified the language of the people there than 1 language just somehow manage to be 20+ others.
Action Man “... that they may not understand one another’s speech.” It’s not that they were all of a sudden speaking different languages than they had before.. it’s that no one could “understand” one another, they could not hear eachother out or really listen to one another enough to find understanding. It’s happening again right now, people can’t listen and try to find understanding amongst one another... so quick to jump to presumptions, or pre-loaded conclusions and judgements. There’s a lot more to the Tower of Babel Story than just a building.
Ummm. That's Nimrod. The Bible even says he built the Tower. Look at history and Nimrod wanted to reach into Heaven and battle God and His Angels. Do your math, Nebuchadnezzar's ii rule was not even in the 2000 BC timeframe. Besides that ultimate fail in understanding, we have evidence of the Tower of Babel, as well as more writings from around the general Middle Eastern area. Case close. The Scriptures are Divinely inspired.
Had to laugh at the narrator. Equivalent of Steve Erwin teaching Bible study. (Actually that would of been super fun, but it just don't work here) lol 😀
This guy is off by a Egyptian desert mile The tower of Babel occurred roughly 100 years after the flood God confused the languages so the people dispersed. Incidentally this is the reason just about every culture of earth has a legend of a flood from the Scandinavians all the way to the aborigines It all traces back to the time when all people spoke one language
The Bible is corrupt. But there are there are truths. The Qu'ran is the last and final revelation which affirms the truths in the Torah and Bible and corrects the corruption. Read it for yourself, you'll see.
There is evidence for the Bible, both archeological and spiritual. You are correct. God bless in the name of Jesus Christ! I tell you Acts 2:17 and Joel 2: 28 are happening now. This is the Word that I got Sat. 3-28-20 and I decided to post it here for you. I'll be posting it on my channel as well. Perhaps you may want to check out my testimony and you could send a link to your non-believing friends. There are links to archeological evidence for the Bible as well as spiritual testimony of miracles and Words the Lord has given me. God bless in the name of Jesus Christ! A WORD FROM THE LORD 3-28-20 approx. 10:40 pm So-called Christians, stop arguing amongst yourselves about your interpretations and theories of the truth of my Word. Have I not told you and is it not written in my Word that I have told you these things because I call you friend? Those I call friend and have heeded my voice and have sought me for discernment have been given the truth. They are the watchmen and they are doing the work of which I have instructed. Believe in me and seek me for discernment you so-called and self-proclaimed Christians. He who abides in me; I abide in Him. If I do not abide in you, then you do not know the truth. You will be forsaken in your pride and lofty desire to elevate yourself above others. I say unto you; seek my wisdom; close your door and pray in secret to your heavenly father. It is through His spirit that you are given knowledge and discernment. Do not scoff and mock your fellow members in the Body. You are to pray for the lost, love your enemies, and pray for those that persecute you. Have I not called you to lift up one another and give service to one another, especially those of the Household faith? Ye who mock and scoff to one another and do not seek your Heavenly Father will fall under wrath. My prophets know me and I know them. Seek me for knowledge and truth; do not suffer me to bring my wrath upon you. My son's atoning work shall surely save your soul. Be of sound mind for these are the last days and the season and hour is upon you. I proclaim to you, GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER! (I sensed the anger of the Lord here), for the time to look up is now, your redemption draweth nigh. Do not be surprised and let this day come upon you as a thief. I am coming to steal away my bride from this wicked world. You will see the reward of the wicked from above. Be ready my dearly beloved for I AM is coming.
So... the tablet identifies king Nebuchadnezzar-II as the builder eh...? Ok,,, then this isnt same tower of babel as told in the bible because that tower was more than a millennia earlier. So this is just some other temple structure in Babylon. Not the great Tower of Babylon! Where does tablet give the height in the description? The video and tablet raises more questions than answers...
The Tower of Babel was partially constructed In the days of Nimrod in the land of Shinar....not built by King Nebuchadnezzar...those secular channels are always twist scriptures.
It would appear that although the tower of babel was constructed thousands of years prior to king Nebu, and this video is hyped, it could also be said that it would seem possible to consider that king Nebu had a definite interest to rebuild the tower of babel...attesting to its ancient authenticity as even recognized in antiquity.
I must admit we are usually suprised and this is mostly due to the reality of the fact that the book rarely has any proof for any of its claim 😅. If a soccer player who hasn't scored a career goal in 10 years scores 10 goals all of a sudden in a season, of course we will be suprised.
It's even funnier because while the evidence actually points to the fact that indeed there was a "tower of babel" built in ancient Babylon, that still doesn't corroborate as evidence for the myth itself (the Bible's account).
since you may struggle to comprehend what I am saying. there were a couple of pyramids (towers) built during that period but the oldest and the one usually being referred to as the "tower of babel" was built around 2650 BCE and "babylon" hadn't existed yet. In fact, nebucadnezzar only came into power some 2000 years after this pyramid was built (1100 years after hammurabi had built babylon)Babylon. The mere fact that there is a tablet with the drawing of a pyramid and nebucadnezzar on it still doesn't prove that nebucadnezzar built the pyramid often referred to as the tower of babel. It's literally impossible for a man who lived around 600 bc to have built a tower some 2,000 years prior. This "proven" history of the Bible is more of like a satisfaction of your confirmation bias.
Nebuchadnezzar II was born in 634 BCE and died in 562 BCE. The name ‘Nebuchadnezzar’ has its origins in several different languages, mainly Tiberian, Akkadian, and Hebrew. The name itself means “Oh God Nabu, defend my firstborn son.” The reason why Nebuchadnezzar II was so popular and revered in the Babylonian world was because he was by far the most powerful and longest reigning king, sitting on the throne for close to 50 years. His rule lasted from 605 BCE until 562 BCE, the year of his death. Timeline fits for him to have built it.
@@BatMan-xr8gg The Exodus was under Pharoah Ahmosi and the seven plagues are equated to destruction of Santarini. So figure Abraham was about 1600-1700 BCE.
@@niasea3484 The Tower Of Babel is, likewise, post diluvian. But pre-Abrahamic. I am convinced that the flood stories that one finds throughout antiquity are older than the young earth creationists view that the earth is 6000 years.
I'm humorously confused. The Ancients erected all types of monuments and buildings and structures including the parthenon, pyramids and ziggurats, and temples and sphinx. On and on, whys it so hard to believe they also built a temple we now call the tower of babel? Is it hard to believe only because of the fact that was recorded in the 11th chapter of Genesis?
The tower of babel happens a few years after the great flood the king who ordered it to be built was a man named Nimrod and I do believe it was written in the book of Genesis. Your time line needs to be looked over one more time.
Bible also mentions- earth is flat inside a firmament dome with waters below and above, what is your opinion on that? (off-course, ancient vedic and other scripts around the world, say similar thing)
Prasad Jonnalagedda nothing ever says that it is not round. Tell me why Ancient depictions of Christ from the early centuries depict him having a globe in his hand with a cross on top to represent the earth.
Fun fact: It is well known that Alexander the Great (who considered himself as devine) demolished the ziqqurat just to rebuild it greater and better, too sad he died between demolishing and rebuilding it, so there are only a few poor ruins in a big pond left. No scolar in the, let's say, at least last 150 - 200 years ever doubted that tower, as many other (of course pagan) similar temples existed and are to be seen in much better condition than this.
It's known that basic traits of the story of the tower were told & also written down even before the Bible, and long before Nebuchadnezzar lived. So that itself would suggest this video is wrong? The tower was real, but this is not the one.
Timeline all wrong. Gilgamesh (Nimrod) built it. Why lie about such a thing? People built that ziggerat shape lots of times. They are all over the place. More half truths and lies.
@@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551 Because it pays the bills'? "You have one standpoint untill the next". Nobody really knows anything for sure but some can be fooled for a while :)
I wondered the same. Its what happens when an unbeliever tries to explain the bible. Nimrod and his host built Babel, not Nebuchadnezzar. While Nebuchadnezzar may have built something, its quite different from Tower of Babel. So I think they simply found something else.
The Bible is a historic factual book...how many people would not even question any given historic event yet will say the Bible is just fairy tales. Yes all these events actually happened the problem is mans refusal to believe their is a God who created the entire universe because in doing so you would have to acknowledge many things you do not want to accept and also know that if their is a God, and there is, then we are all accountable to him according to his word. So no you will happily and without question accept any other historic event you have read but will continue question and or reject anything the Bible says and that is the truth whether most will acknowledge or or not.
@@bishopbling4115 everything is possible in the name of God. It may or may have not have the logical explainations but God can do stuff that is far from our knowledge of the universe.Try again
@@bishopbling4115 No you try again, their is plenty evidence to prove it happened not that I need it, but again just because you refuse to accept it doesn't matter or mean it didn't happen. And I won't sit here and argue anyone that else that disagrees, I haven't the time for it and because people will either accept it or reject it, but truth is truth whether you do or not.
@@shook_mug3786 That logic can be used to justify belief in anything. You can believe in Santa Claus & rationalize it away with the justification that his powers are beyond our understanding. I demand solid evidence to believe extraordinary claims such as the Great Flood. Having a just listen & believe attitude is simply foolish.
@@bishopbling4115 well youre right about demanding logical explaination about something and i could agree with you. The flood maybe happens time by time. Like water level rising higher and higher. It takes 120 years for it before it happens as it was mention in genesis 6: 3-7 which is the countdown of the flood. That was the years for the poeple to choose to repent and while the same years for noah to build the ark. He was 500 when he started built it and finishes when he was 600 as we know the ark is quite huge. Animals on the other hands were only two bc later on when they will arrive on the dry land, it will breed and will go to different places of land making it having multiple types of species. Like traveling in different continent. Migrating
The tower of Babel was the central ziggurat of the city of Babel. Since major Mesopotamian cities were almost always built around a ziggurat, by definition the tower must have existed long before Nebuchadnezzar II. Like any ancient structure, the tower would have been built and rebuilt over time. Kings would have expanded or reconstructed the tower either because they needed to repair it or just because they wanted to leave a legacy. Both Nebuchadnezzar I and II authorized modifications to the existing tower, in the case of Nebu II to the extent that he basically rebuilt the tower. The point the video is making is that the depiction of the tower in the bible corresponds closely to the one that Nebu II built. This kinda makes sense when you consider that the Hebrew bible was compiled after Cyrus returned the Jews to Jerusalem. At the time of the writing of the compilation, the tower the writers would have known of would have been the Nebuchadnezzar II tower. It must have imprinted itself in their psyche because Nebu II was the one who took them into exile in Babylon.
Except this guy is actually legit. It's just the narrator who has this Ancient Alien like vibe, so it's sort of his fault. For the rest, it's completely legit. The Tower of Babel is simply inspired by an actual monument. It's like if you had a future civilization, coming up with the story of a mythical tower inspired by the long gone Burj Khalifa.
Never trust anyone who calls themselves an expert. 🤔 The WHO & the WEF are all experts & so are most politicians. 🤔 And these idiots don't even know the difference between a man & a woman...! 🙄
The story of the tower of Babel was recorded long before Nebuchadnezzar. So its imposibly it was based on anything he did. Plus it is most comonly understood that Nimrod built it.
@QE ornotQE Amazing, because the same kind of scholars such as at the Smithsonian also claim that the story of Genesis 11, the story of the tower of Babel, was written in the 6th century BC, exactly when Nebuchadnezzar II was the ruler of Babylon.
I love how they assume Nebecanezer built it just because he's shown posed with it...that could mean a thousand things from giving it his blessing, to showing off his surroundings.
@@Anon0nline No, the Smithsonian needs a citation if they want to claim Nebuchadnezzar's ziggurat is the same Tower of Babel that we only know of from the Bible. If you don't want to use the Bible, then you can't talk about the Tower of Babel at all. We all know Babylon had ziggurats.
Scholars agree that Genesis was written around 1450 BC-1400 BC. So technically, the Tower must of existed WAY BEFORE Nebuchadnezzar. Maybe Nebuchadnezzar fixed it up and claimed it was his handy work.
The time period of this tower is off for the Babel tower of early Genesis but it's form of construction and its location are in the proper location. Nebuchadnezzer's tower could have been a reconstruction of or copy of the original.
Building with mud bricks, 7 tiers would have been as high as they could go. And you can see in the start, that the bricks have collapsed and the rain has made many wash into each other as mud piles.
@@NobleWolf33 The intention of those building it was that it would reach the heavens, but they were scattered before the building was complete. Additionally, "reach the heavens" was probably not meant literally, but in a similar manner someone today might say, "touches the sky."
I love how they assume Nebecanezer built it just because he's shown posed with it...that could mean a thousand things from giving it his blessing, to showing off his surroundings.
Also “it” is questionable since it just says “ziggurat.” There were a lot of ziggurats in the area and Babel had been largely destroyed before Nebuchadnezzar took the throne. Maybe he just rebuilt it?
Umm, the tower of Babble story is from Moses, who wrote about it in the 14th century BC, and his source was from Joseph who wrote in 1800 BC. Nebuchadnezzar was from 600 BC.
Moses wrote stuff down? Haven't heard that one before....well besides claiming god wrote commandments on a tablet when he was the only one around on a mountain of course.
I believe the tower of Babel did exist. Still, the biblical account credits Nimrod, not Nebuchadnezzar, with it's construction. So while there certainly would have been a temple in Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. It wouldn't be the same building.
Then there's also the possibility that one of them, either the tablet or the holy scriptures themselves, have it wrong. I know every Christian wouldn't even dare consider the possibility of the bible getting it wrong but you've got to remember, the stories in the bible were passed down from the elders through story telling for generations until it was finally written down as official scriptures for the religion. It's entirely possible it got lost in translation via word of mouth over time.
There were 2 towers of Babel built. King Urbaba built the 1st one around 2000 BC (long after Nimrod's time) under the orders of Marduk. It disintegrated, & Nebuchadnezzar built the 2d one.
Does the oversensationalism really work? I'd guess most people subbed to this channel want a serious piece on this. Not tabloid level sensationalism. It's a very interesting topic, ruined by the choice of music and narration.
Not sure why it's a surprise, the ancients built many great things, sure it's probably a little exaggerated but when you have many people and books mention said thing it's probably real. Like how scientists dismisses Troy being real until an amateur dug it up, or how Atlantis was based off how the Minoans collapse.
I don't think Atlantis was based on the Minoan civilization, actually. It doesn't fit the description. Plato describes Atlantis in detail, including its location and the layout of the city. Just the design of the concentric rings of the city with canals between them rules out the Minoans. They were crazy advanced for their time, but not Atlantis. However, long before even the Minoans, there's a better match for the city of Atlantis. 12'000 BC, in West Africa, what's now Mauritania, there's a place called the Richat Structure, a volcanic dome in an ancient sea bed. At that time, parts of West Africa were under the water of the Atlantic Ocean, and also the Nile River ran a different course, across the Sahara. Fed by the Atlas Mountains in Northwest Africa, the river flowed across the whole Sahara, giving it a climate similar to that of the Savannah. Cave art from that period and place show giraffes, lions, and many other animals that no longer live where it's now all desert. The Richat Structure itself is a volcanic dome which rises and falls, depending on the pressure beneath it. It does in fact form a shape of concentric rings, and if the water level was right, it could have canals through circular sections of land, with a large island in the center. And yes, it's more than large enough to have a city on it. (30km across, it's visible from space) Aside from being the right shape, it has a cliff to the North, like Atlantis. It has above that cliff, what could once have been a vast area for farmland. It's South of the Atlas Mountains. If the African continent were a bit lower and the water could get in there, as it was that long ago, the easiest ways to and from it would be to pass through the gates of Atlas (The Strait of Gibraltar) and along the Nile River. You may have noted repeated references to Atlas. Atlas being the Titan who functions as the foundation of the Earth, and also the King of Mauritania. Where the City of Atlas would be. Like a city of Minos would be Minoan, a city of Atlas would be Atlan. Atlantis. The Foundation of Civilization. And of course, the fall of Atlantis. An earthquake as the volcanic dome the city is built on ruptures, and the pressure beneath is released. The dome collapses, falls below the sea level, and between the volcano and the collapse of the dome, the city is destroyed in a great earthquake and flood. If you want to see it for yourself, go to Google Maps, Satellite view, and enter coordinates 21.127, -11.389 You'll have to zoom out a bit to see it, I expect.
The narrator could make a life or death situation out of brewing a cup of tea.
And if by magic... SUDDENLY... Almost out of nowhere... THE WATER... Boils!
Nice
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The kettle element with over 2000 watts of power heats the water to temperatures only life near hot springs at the bottom of the ocean would survive. The water violently boils and dangerous scalding hot water would spew from the spout if not for the auto cut-off device. The teabag is drowned in the hot water and begins to bleed.
Thats what i was thinking
It’s hard to take this video seriously when you have a narrator like this.
Shows clip of professor reading a Bible
> English
I love the narration!
Babylon oh YEAH!!! Kinda narration
I agree, like some born-again salesman
chichiboypumpi what’s that?
The narrator needs to take a chill pill or stick to narrating UFC or monster truck shows.
Dre Cali hehehe! I agree!
came down here to say the same thing.
Dre Cali Aye! So annoying!
OUT OF NO WHERE!!!!!
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Nebuchadnezzar II did not BUILD the Tower of Babel. His own records affirm that he used the original foundations of the original tower, to build a kind of memorial tower. Nebuchadnezzar wrote that the original tower had been built in antiquity: "A FORMER king built the Temple of the Seven Lights of the Earth, but HE DID NOT COMPLETE its head. SINCE A REMOTE TIME, people had abandoned it, without order expressing their words. Since that time earthquakes and lightning had dispersed its sun-dried clay; the bricks of the casing had split, and the earth of the interior had been scattered in heaps." [emphasis mine]
Tower of babel is found in the book of Genisis. Nebecanezar was many centuries later. Ninrod built the tower of babel.
I love how they assume Nebecanezer built it just because he's shown posed with it...that could mean a thousand things from giving it his blessing, to showing off his surroundings.
@MysteryFan At ~2:25 it literally states: "The man behind it...King Nebecanezer the second" Or is that just you in some fantasy that you've dreamed up?
@Tejas Misra Skeptics used to criticize the Bible for its mention of the Hittitie people (in Genesis). The lack of any archaeological evidence to support the existence of a Hittite culture was often cited as a rebuttal against Scripture. In 1876, however, archaeologists discovered evidence of the Hittite nation, and by the early 20th century the vastness of the Hittite nation and its influence in the ancient world was common knowledge.
The Bible also contains fulfilled prophesies. Specific prophecies like Jesus’ birthplace, activities, manner of death, and resurrection demonstrate the preternatural accuracy of Scripture.
The scientific and historical accuracy of the Bible is important evidence of the Bible’s trustworthiness.
@@oncesavedalwayssaved240 Skeptics also dismissed Troy until the city was uncovered. Poseidon and Apollo are real.
@Tejas Misra even a skeptic on the Bible should view it the way historians view Herodotus. They know not everything he said was accurate. But it's still a valuable source of information
The narrator has a voice like I should be watching “Ancient Aliens”
I think this is ancient aliens
i think thats what they wanted you to feel
@@colby9529 it's the smithsonian, god knows what's happening to their content.
As soon as he said " THE TOWER OF BABEL!" I was thinking. "I dont think I can take this seriously." This narrator sucks. I feel like I'm watching WWF not a serious documentary. Smh
First thing I thought was Did Disney direct this?" Because as we know, Disney owns history channel which made ancient aliens.
@@colby9529 🤣🤣🤣
Narrator: how much epic voice do you want?
Producer: yes.
the gathering of waters he called seas,the dry land he called earth...there is no such thing as a planet...planet earth is a cartoon..
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Isn't this more likely to be the Hanging Gardens? The timeline doesn't match up for the building of the Tower and we know he built the Hanging Gardens, and we know it was a tiered square structure like this from historical accounts. The inscription doesn't say it is the Tower of Babel, it says the ziggurat of the city of Babylon, which could be any temple within the city, and could totally be the Hanging Gardens.
Pretty sure we already know where those are though, and this is a different thing.
The ziggurat is a different place and known
There are currently no tablets or steeles detailing the building of the hanging gardens but there is plenty of evidence indicating that first Nabopolasar and then Nabuchadnezzar rebuilt the Etemenaki Ziggurat along with temples, palaces and defensive structures in Babylon and elsewere. The foundations of the Ziggurat of Babylon were identified in 1899.
You are correct in that this is not the Tower of Babel. They're off by well over 2000 years.
Yeah tower of babel was built right after the flood
The story of the Tower of Babel is in the book of Genesis, which means that it takes place CENTURIES before the birth of Nebuchadnezzar II. If this tablet is describing a temple built by him, it is DEFINITELY NOT describing the Tower of Babel from the book of Genesis.
The tablet reads "the Tower at the city of Babylon" not "the Tower of Babel"
it's almost as if the Bible account was written around or after the time of Nebuchadnezzar - like how Holywood makes stories from history a bit more exciting by inventing anachronistic story elements 🧐🤔
@@chrisc9755 except that the bible was confirmed true in it's historicity when the Assyrian and Hittite empires were discovered in the 70's. Nice try, kiddo
@@joriankell1983 but the biblical descriptions of Solomon s palace and empire fit the archeology of a totally different king in the north, not Judea
@@chrisc9755 if you think there was an actual tower, you miss the entire point of the story.
Dudes building the Tower of Babel be like “hey jimmy take that beam and Σκγλυψ κυπέλλου οτνωκλ νέο πριν”
Hilarious!
How come there was language Written before English? You know. God's language?
@@carltheincels6641 ?
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Lol
The narrator should scream a little louder...people are still not convinced.
Hahaha this is so funny!!
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Notice how he yells and claims it's identical rather than read the story of the Tower of Babel? That's because it's nothing the same.
@@toomanymarys7355 ...exactly...Not surprised tho; it’s the smithsonian and history channel. Seems like they are anti-Bible
@@jbreymers8346 barely any useful information in the Bible, too much fiction
Nabuchanezzar was later on in history, part of the neo-Babylon. The Tower of Babel was attempted to be built sometime after the great flood. It was all Noah’s descendants as stated in (Genesis 10) and the description of the even taken at Babel in (Genesis 11). So a lot happened before Nabuchanezzar came to power, the slate this guy has, could’ve just been a depiction of how great of a architect the King was, since that was one of the things he was known for. Nonetheless I’m sure the Tower of Babel is still buried somewhere under ancient Babylon
True…this was during the time when the world was speaking one United language .
at least someone actually read or reads the Bible...
@@duedaniels Exactly. These "biblical scholars" are just the pharisees of modernity. They don't understand scripture but they pretend to.
Something seems a little "off". And when I say "off", I mean like 1600 to 1800 years off!! Nebuchadnezzar lived in the 6th century BC, whereas the tower of Babel, and the subsequent confounding of languages, took place circa 2200 to 2400 BC!!
I noticed that same thing, thanks for pointing it out.
As well, this tablet doesn’t match with the Biblical account. They said that the account on the tablet states that Nebuchadnezzar II brought together diverse people when the Bible makes it clear that the people were already gathered together in Shinar. Ziggurats existed after the Tower of Babel, and this is just one of them.
There were 2 towers. Also - the first one was built by Noah's grandson, but at that time there were 19 named LARGE Cities and hundreds of villages, all populated from the 8 ARK crew, who were at least 200 Years old !! Also HAM was told to get lost after that thing with his dad.
@@peterdarr383, please share your info source for the second tower and Noah's grandson. Thank you.
That's because it was destroyed and then rebuilt much later
I expected these comments to be sharing some knowledgeable opinions but they’re all about the narrators voice.
Sadly, most people can’t get past the form and miss out on the greater substantive message…
Absolutely.... !!
see mine
It's a tree..!! The tower of babel was a giant tree.. Ezekiel :30 the death of a giant tree.. There is more evidence to back this up, like devils tower and the 400km fallen tree shown in Google maps in Australia.. Modern structures need to be planted 1/3 into the ground and so it could never reach these heights, but giant trees and plants could..
It was over done and annoying
Why has the narrator have to sound like an action movie hero on steroids?
bla5102 because it's for Americans. compare American documentaries to British and European produced ones.
Even Americans consider this type of narration to be over-the-top
bla5102 😂
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and why not???
The tower was actually a type of Pyramid. This is why when all of the cultures separated to far ends of the globe they took the ideas of pyramid building with them but in their own architectural styles.
Wow that's interesting which is why they have them in Mexico.
@@marcusmuse4787 Exactly.
This is really from the Smithsonian Channel? It kind of sounds like WWE
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i know right. the fact theyre the ones who find and destroy all the evidence of nephilim and god
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Dennis Hastings 😂
When you narrate worlds dumbest criminals for six hours and have to narrate something serious after.
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Friend Built LMAO!
Hahahaha
Ikr. His voice is so comical. I just can't.
That comment was inspired. Lmao
“...Blessed are they that have not seen and yet have believed.”
foolish are the ones that believe and havent seen
@@whatshatnin4572 me after reading this: single Brow raise
@@gabagaba6207 you like that?
@@whatshatnin4572 no I'm saying there's a lot of things in science that revolve around not seeing something. But saying its true example ort cloud
@@gabagaba6207 how many times have folks bought houses without seeing them ir married someone without ever seeing them. How many of us buy cars without seeing them. If we were to do those things, we would be considered foolish...
people have been building towers for thousands of years. it seems odd that this particular tower mentioned in a tablet is associated with the one from the story. especially if the tablet doesn't mention everybody spontaneously speaking in different languages. one would think that is something fairly sigificant to mention about such a tower.
Perhaps the biblical story is merely allegorical, or it's original rendition was mistranslated slowly over time.
@@courtadbobtail600
A year late I see, but at any rate; One of the strengths of scripture was the numerous copies across various groups, languages and cultures that actually kept one another in check. If someone popped up with a new bit of scripture, every other group could compare it to their own and point out the counterfeit. Case in point, the dead sea scrolls and Septugant were a branch of the original scriptures recently rediscovered and when compared, found there was very little if any difference. The differences can be contained in about a 20 minute video. Namely some things like a city was remarked as X, but in the time of the story it was actually named Y, but a "helpful" scribe changed the name to something people would understand contemporarily.
That's how we actually know what the errors or questionable parts of scripture are; Cross referencing copies.
it doesn't say in the bible when the tower was built, I think that people are just assuming that it was built after the flood but when precisely??
He tried to use it. Read "After the Flood" by Bill cooper if you think that. Fascinating. Babylon named after it as well. Get a king james bible and believe. Jesus Christ loves you!
@@courtadbobtail600 No it is perfect.
Everyone trying to determine the Biblical accuracy of this video.
I'm like, "why is this guy touching an antique tablet with just his bare hands?"
Atruval ‘cus he’s savage
Word.... Right? Like i thought historic things were supposed to be handled like things that can be contaminated. Lol
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What are you afraid of ? Fossilied germs ?
Its his, he can touch it 😋
*THE YELLING IS KINDA DISTRACTING*
IT IS???
Turn down the volume
@jason corbilla It was not concrete. I believe they said it was a stone tablet.
I mean, someone's gotta narrate and not sound boring. Seriously, every time I see my parents watching historical documentaries, I almost always find them snoozing part way though them and the narrators there didn't sound interested in narrating as if they just wanna go home and collapse on the bed
Can we get a more enthusiastic narrator please?
Austin Rogge - I think beach volleyball would suit this guy's voice talents.
It sounds like the kind of narrator for game shows on TV
Narrator just finished announcer gig at local drag race venue.
Everyone is on point with the narrator. I feel like I’m about to watch a food challenge
WHY DOES HE TAAALK LIKE THIIIIS??
trapegons he sells cars part time
William Shatner School of Declination.
He does movie previews in his day job.
trapegons i
I think his style of narrating came from the 1990’s
Uh....Nebuchadnezzar lived in the 6th c BC and built the “ hanging gardens of Babylon.” This tablet is about THAT building, not the “ Tower of Babel” which , if built, was 1000-2000 years before Nebuchadnezzar was even born.
Smithsonian should’ve known this.
The Nebuchadnezzar you refer to was not the first to use the name Nebuchadnezzar. Go figure
Got to keep up their narritive.
You can tell by the script and the narrator's dramatic voice that the Smithsonian is all about wowing couch potatoes and doesn't have any relationship with facts
they've been misdirecting the historical narrative for a long time. The Smithsonian museum itself has skeletons of giants, all tucked away in storage and rarely ever talked about
@@joriankell1983 "The Smithsonian is hiding skeletons of giants because, you know, the director of the Smithsonian is Satan's step-son."
Yeah, you're right, they're hiding giant skeletons. They keep them right next to the Ark of the Covenant and Indiana Jones' whip and hat. Lets round up the January 6 boys and storm the Smithsonian. Genius.
When that dude put those two rocks together “mind blown!”
Rocks??? Tablet**
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LOL. I would not trust the institutet that are hiding all gigant sculs they can get their hands on.
Satan tryna get you to reject the fact that theirs evidence of the tower so you can keep denying the existence of God and Jesus
@Reality Check you?
Director: Sir, will you please stop yelling.
Narrator: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THIS IS MY LIBRARY VOICE
this narrator needs to dial it the fuck down
Rachel Cabot you need to learn how to speak like a lady
Henry V and you need to learn you don't get to tell others what to do.
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I always approach biblical archeology by a secular channel with skepticism and they never fail to dissapoint. The tower of babel was constructed centuries, if not millennia before king nebuchadnezzer.
This video says the inscription was from around 600 BC, but the Biblical Tower of Babel was several centuries after the great flood, which was about 3,000 BC. (Give or take a few centuries) Whatever ziggurat the inscription referred to either was not the Biblical Tower of Babel, or was not the seventh century BC ruins the archaeologist described.
I was thinking maybe the Hanging Gardens?
@@4g0tten4 There was no great flood. Please stop promoting something as an event that didn't, literally couldn't, occur, as it's written in the bible. Whoever says it did is wrong or a liar.
@@MathewSteeleAtheology you can't disprove the great flood it's just your opinion. A human opinion.
It's mathematically and scientifically impossible for the flood to have occurred as written in the bible. Opinion is only involved if you choose to ignore facts. The fact is that the Great Flood didn't happen. There isn't enough water on Earth.
Tower of Babel and king Nabucodonosor are seperate time periods. 😂😂😂
And that means ... c'mon, you can say it ... 😆
@@AtheismActually they merged two events as one. KING Neb existed as documented in the bible and secular books. So did the tower of babel
@@AtheismActually nah Jesus is King :)
Torah was finished between Moses and 5th century when they were trying to repair the tower, ziggurats in mesopotamia are as old as 20th century bc :)
The tower was destroyed some 50 years before he was even born lol
In Raiders of the Lost Ark the Harrison Ford character says, "Didn't either of you guys ever go to Sunday school?"
He was right. After all, the Bible is a history book. Strong evidence for the twin cities in Genesis 19 that yt won't allow me to say.
@@garethwest9069" history book" lol 😂😂😂
Hold up: The tower of Babel is referenced in biblical literature far before nebacunezzer. 🤔
Likely not built by nebacunezzer and just shows him because he was the greatest ruler of that time.
Much "Biblical literature" can only be verified from the time of the Babylonian Captivity.
Look up the city of Eredu. It was known as a pre-Babylon by the people’s that came after it so it was also referred to as Babel
Nebuchadnezzar was a title, meaning something like king or ruler, as I understand it. So there may have been many Nebuchadnezzars.
Either they're incorrectly identifying it, or it could just be the fact that the Bible wasn't meant to convey historical accuracies but rather spiritual truth. Either way, they should've had the narration reflect the differences.
Fake News! Nimrod began building Bable Gen 10. Not long after the flood. Nebuchadnezzar was about 1500 later
It took a year to go up and down.
augoldfinger so true this guy said it exactly like the bible said but obviously he has never read the bible account of it being built lol im sure Nebuchadnezzar built a nice big temple for that giant likeness he built but what do I know I don’t have a degree ive just read the bible
You're completely correct!
"Nimrod" is a garbled re-telling of the story of a Babylonian king, probably based on Ninurtu or Nisroch
it was a big tower. it was in babylon. thus its the tower of babel.
Nebuchadnezzar didn’t build it, he rebuilt it after it was destroyed
Exactly. The Tower of Babel story dates back to ancient Sumeria, so if Nebuchadnezzar II did build this one then he was likely inspired by the original. He was no stranger to grandiose architectural projects: it was during his rule that he commissioned the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the ancient wonders of the world, as a gift for his wife.
This is just a way to get people excited about something while selling them a lie. They want to make themselves to be friends fo the Bible while they try to undermine it. Since religious people are "quacks" anyway, they can sell us any trojan horse and try to pull the carpet from under our feet later.
it wasn't destroyed, according to bible, it wasn't finished built because God stop it.... Nebu... Just finished the unfinished work.....
@@samckwong uhhh I use reliable sources
@@mr16325 Your research material and abilities are apparently lacking then. Skarkalisharri, king of Agade, restored or finished the building. Again after over 1,200 years and much decay Nebuchadnezzar the second restored it again. During the reign of Antiochus Soter it was destroyed and the remains can be seen on Google Earth in Babylon, right next to the Euphrates River where it has always been known to be. It is called Etemenanki.
Foreman: "How in hell's name did it fall down?"
Worker: "I'm sorry! Could you repeat that again. I couldn't understand a word you were saying."
The March winds blew it down.
Babel is two words of bab (gate) and el (ram). Babel = Ram gate, like in the sign Aries (Ram) at the spring equinox. This is where the gods proclaim "Let there be light." Aries is the head aka first sign of the zodiac. Heaven is entered at Babel aka the area between the two ears.
@@harveywabbit9541I don't understand
Nimrod builded the tower not Nabacudanaser!
veronica moreno *built and *nebuchadnezzar
It may have been that Nebuchadnezzar built ON the original tower, fortifying it…as he did with other Babylon structures (i.e., canals, walls, etc) that existed before his time.
The Biblical account tells that Noah's grandson Nimrod built the tower, though Nebucanesser was probably trying to take credit by rewriting history. Either that, or the tower depicted is not the same tower.
The bible, written by man, was written centuries after that tablet was made, so the tablet speaks the truth. It was Nebuchadnezzar, not anybody named Nimrod.
veronica moreno to be fair Christianity is bullshit lol
Thousands of sites and buildings have been confirmed from Biblical text, not just this one
@liljana zhiti were you inebriated writing that comment?
Don't mean it rudely but curious
King Nebuchadnezzar isn’t found in Genesis 11 which is where you can find the Tower of Babel story. You must not be paying attention to the Bible if you think this video supports your Christian beliefs. King Nebuchadnezzar doesn’t appear on the Bible until the book of Daniel which is long after the events in Genesis 11.
@@kaydenpat He didn't say that King Nebuchadnezzar built the Tower, nor did King Nebuchadnezzar say that he built the tower. The Smithsonian is lying to you (as always). The King had actually rebuilt (or renovated) the original structure. The Smithsonian can never be trusted:
I am Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon … my great lord has established me in strength, and has urged me to repair his buildings … the Tower of Babylon, I have made and finished … the Tower of Borsippa had been built by a former king. He had completed 42 [cubits?], but he did not finish its head; from the lapse of time it had become ruined … the rain and wet had penetrated into the brickwork; the casing of burnt brick had bulged out … Merodach, my great lord, inclined my heart to repair the building. I did not change its site, nor did I destroy its foundation platform; but, in a fortunate month, and upon an auspicious day, I undertook the rebuilding … I set my hand to build it up, and to finish its summit. As it had been in ancient times, so I built up its structure ….
@@jameshampton7833 Neither can the bible, obviously. It states that the building was never finished as god created many languages and so the workmen could not complete the structure but the cuneiform image looks complete....it was just one more ziggurat....
the bible also implies that humans lived along dinosaurs... we have found this to be false. Dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years before humans appeared... BIBLE = MYTH. GENESIS CREATION = FAKE NEWS
the tower was built by Nimrod.
Lloyd Mullins yes the anti-semites seem to not know that
nimrod was 2000 years befor nbochadnazer
Israel myzlik no shit
Everyone knew that King Nebukhadnezar was trying to remake the Tower of Babel that was made by King Nimrod. If this stone tablet was date to 600 B.C Then this tablets don't provide the first Tower of Babel. But the second one.
Ade Prio Atmaji the name annochi is the name of noach in the gilgelmesh epics so it is not nbuchadnazer
I have never thought that the whole Tower story was just myth.
I've always seen it as truth. Why so many refuse to understand these Ancient records for what they are always amazed me.
Good grief, smithsonian. The Tower of Babel was built waaaaaayyy before King Nebuchadnezzar in the Biblical narrative. This is just some ziggurat that Neb built, not THE tower of Babel. Thanks for playing.
wait didn't the whole tower of Babel happened, according to the bible, way before Nebuchadnezzar? He existed way later when they were conquered by Babylonians. I might be wrong but this all seems contradictory.
Well, this channel is claiming that it's the same thing. It's probably just a depiction of the legend of the tower of Babel, as there were Isrealites in the palace during that time, surely the legend got passed around.
Yeah, that's what I was trying to figure out. I don't understand how they can claim this when the Bible says that Babel happened farrrr, unknown far, longer before Nebuchadnezzar. I'm Christian and I really don't get this.
What is undeniable is that the tablet depicts the Tower of Babel and an account of its construction identical to the biblical city. The tablet dates to the 6th century BC in Babylon, and so naturally depicts Nebuchdnezzar II on the relief. Whether or not this reveals he is the constructor is unknown, he could simply be on the relief for the sake of being on it, or he could be the constructor, or he could have repaired it.
Unfortunately, for Christians who take the bible to be literal, many stories from the Old Testament when they were written down were re-telling someone of current events, to convey certain meanings. They were NOT and never intended as historical accounts. Some were set in history to link together separate events to create a parabolic or allegorical meaning.
It only seems contradictory because the Bible and its latter day inherents require to to be true, just the way the shepherds wrote the story. Flush that stuff.
One of the oldest Bible stories, along with countless others, turn out to be historically verifiable, yet the narrator says "A lot of people still think about it in Biblical terms as some sort of legend" ---essentially equating 'biblical' with merely legend. So, I guess when historical evidence is found for a Bible account, it loses its Biblical association and origin and becomes historical and the Bible goes on being merely legend and gets no credit. You just have to shake your head. It just demonstrates that some people choose not to, and will never, believe.
So spiderman is real because marvel comics have elements of truth in them
And that is heartbreaking.
ikr some outside sources and writings even lines up with the Bible history
@@nosuchthing8 no and to even equate the Bible to a kids comic book designed and shown to be fiction by the author is alarming as far as your judgement goes, to say that first without properly researching should require you to reflect on your judgement and consistency and what is impulsing you to react this way to this topic specifically opposed to being more lenient to favoring ideals
Where in the Bible does it state that King Nebuchadnezzar built the Tower of Babel? Chapter and verse, please.
It's amazing that Renaissance painters actually painted it to be exactly like that. I believe Bruegel had a whole painting devoted to it. I've also seen it in other old master Renaissance painters.
Yeah, but Renaissance painters painted it rounded and irregular when it actually had a square groundwork of 70x70 metres.
@@paulheinrichdietrich9518 which ones are you talking about?
@@magmasunburst9331 The most famous one is by Peter Bruegel the elder, but it is just an example. Most painters painted it with a circular, irregular groundwork and structure, and unfinished.
I have no doubt that Nebuchadnezzar built a ziggurat, but that is not the tower of Babel.
Lol.
Exactly, Satanic misdirection.
Agreed!
Lol...I was worried I was the only one unraveling a lie....and then i saw this and then there was 3 😁
...the Babel Tower is mentioned in Genesis. Nebuchadnezzar is too many years after that. (for those that are confused...just find the book of Daniel and then Look at how far it is from Genesis.)👍😁👍
Oh, so you're saying this isn't the Tower of Babel, and that there instead isn't any actual historical evidence for the Tower of Babel?
@@DrakeSilmore he didnt say that, he sad that the ziggurat of babel is not a tower of babel
Imagine the narrator engaging in a bit of pillow talk with his wife on a Sunday morning.
"That was epic!"
"GOOD MORNING. My DEAR wife!"
@@leipzigergnom 😂😂 gd morning too
“Oh yeah babyyyy!... do you want it harderrrr?... Well, I can do thaaaat.”
Cue theme music 🎶
Please change the narrator, his intentionally dramatic voice is more suited to tmz than the Smithsonian
This is where the separation of the people's began. There WAS ONE LANGUAGE. The different languages began instantly. Each group that could understand each other went off to their own lands.
You can fire your arrows from the Tower of Babel, but you can never strike God!
NEOZ ah i see your quoting the great ancient mutante apocalypse.
Why do they always sound so shocked when they discover the bible was true after all?
wait until folks figure out the firmament is real...
Because the "powers-that-be" have popularized a naturalist/materialist world-view, using the Arts to "fictionalize" the supernatural (hence the massive popularity of the super-hero genre in comics, books, films, etc). _The world is in for a BIG surprise, very soon..._
@@marthaj67 people haven't a clue what's going on much less what's about to happen...the synagauge of satan has created a false reality,matrix,that the ignorant masses live in..a reality void of truth...people are so brainwashed and totally under mind control that they look at the sun in the sky and say"it is the ground I stand on moving,not the sun" if you believe that then you are not in control of your mind or senses and are already in line to be slaughtered...
@@marthaj67 and to the members of the synagauge of satan,that deny his holy name Jesus Christ,woe unto you...gnashing of teeth forever...there is nowhere to hide...
@@unarammer2003 they already do know that it is real they just hiding it so that people can still deny the existence of God
Hey Smithsonian, when are you going to show all the giant skeletons that you've stolen and hidden for 150 years?
I believe we will see some of them as many were buried underneath churches owned by the Catholics & may have been forgotten about. What was hidden in the dark is now coming to the light as we are living in the age of knowledge & end times.
Giant skeletons like the Nephilim?
Y’all are silly
@@williamday6218 they are right lol
Remember this! Science doesn’t lie because it is what it is-God’s creation and universal beauty! However, mankind is biased and does lie! Scientists are mankind, whereas science itself is not!
I love how the bible, a historical document, is disregarded instantly as fiction, but a tablet vaguely outlining the construction of a temple is regarded as undeniable evidence
People often times lie to themselves.
@will_92 the bible is not a historical document
"Professing themselves to be wise they became fools" ... it was Nimrod who built the tower of Babel
People who reject God can never believe His Word to be true as that would give them a problem. Just as those who believe the religion of evolution do not need God. If God is thrown out, no amount of evidence for creation could be accepted as they insist on rejecting the creator. They will all find out I the end if God was right of course.
Joseph Lisitza Jospeh you can keep casting out slurs to those you disagree with but i assure you many will still trust in the Lord. Your flesh reviles against God but your spirit calls out to Him, it is why you watched this video. I will pray for you Joseph (nice name) that God removes the vail from your eyes and allows you to be free from the bondage the enemy has placed on you to deny Gods obvious majesty.
@Joseph Lisitza "languages were diverse"... but were a people who spoke one language all transformed into speaking many - at once - "long before the tower was built"?
@Joseph Lisitza Yet how does 1 language turn into many? It makes more sense to me that YHWH and some of his angels stopped the creation of Babel and diversified the language of the people there than 1 language just somehow manage to be 20+ others.
Action Man “... that they may not understand one another’s speech.”
It’s not that they were all of a sudden speaking different languages than they had before.. it’s that no one could “understand” one another, they could not hear eachother out or really listen to one another enough to find understanding.
It’s happening again right now, people can’t listen and try to find understanding amongst one another... so quick to jump to presumptions, or pre-loaded conclusions and judgements. There’s a lot more to the Tower of Babel Story than just a building.
Ummm. That's Nimrod. The Bible even says he built the Tower. Look at history and Nimrod wanted to reach into Heaven and battle God and His Angels. Do your math, Nebuchadnezzar's ii rule was not even in the 2000 BC timeframe. Besides that ultimate fail in understanding, we have evidence of the Tower of Babel, as well as more writings from around the general Middle Eastern area. Case close. The Scriptures are Divinely inspired.
The Bible doesn't say that.
Had to laugh at the narrator. Equivalent of Steve Erwin teaching Bible study. (Actually that would of been super fun, but it just don't work here) lol 😀
farmlife fun I disagree, get's me pumped for some knowledge!
LMFAOOO 😂😩😂👏🏾
This guy is off by a Egyptian desert mile
The tower of Babel occurred roughly 100 years after the flood
God confused the languages so the people dispersed.
Incidentally this is the reason just about every culture of earth has a legend of a flood from the Scandinavians all the way to the aborigines
It all traces back to the time when all people spoke one language
The voice like, "Seconds before disaster" or "caught in action" or something...
And Smithsonian Channel production goes the way of the History Channel. Next up on Smithsonian Channel, Ancient Ice Road Truckers!
Nice
Id watch that.
@@BentReality.369 you aren’t alone, I would binge watch a show called Ancient Ice Road Truckers
@@Masden- used to drive these rocks for days..SpongeBob
@@trertg7147 The pioneers drove those babies for miles 😂
EVERYTHING WRITTEN HISTORY IN BIBLE IS 100% LEGIT!!
GOD IS REAL!!
The Bible is corrupt. But there are there are truths. The Qu'ran is the last and final revelation which affirms the truths in the Torah and Bible and corrects the corruption. Read it for yourself, you'll see.
@Petrov Grif Stay ignorant, it's what you do best 😚
There is evidence for the Bible, both archeological and spiritual. You are correct. God bless in the name of Jesus Christ!
I tell you Acts 2:17 and Joel 2: 28 are happening now. This is the Word that I got Sat. 3-28-20 and I decided to post it here for you. I'll be posting it on my channel as well. Perhaps you may want to check out my testimony and you could send a link to your non-believing friends. There are links to archeological evidence for the Bible as well as spiritual testimony of miracles and Words the Lord has given me. God bless in the name of Jesus Christ!
A WORD FROM THE LORD 3-28-20 approx. 10:40 pm
So-called Christians, stop arguing amongst yourselves about your interpretations and theories of the truth of my Word. Have I not told you and is it not written in my Word that I have told you these things because I call you friend? Those I call friend and have heeded my voice and have sought me for discernment have been given the truth. They are the watchmen and they are doing the work of which I have instructed. Believe in me and seek me for discernment you so-called and self-proclaimed Christians. He who abides in me; I abide in Him. If I do not abide in you, then you do not know the truth. You will be forsaken in your pride and lofty desire to elevate yourself above others. I say unto you; seek my wisdom; close your door and pray in secret to your heavenly father. It is through His spirit that you are given knowledge and discernment. Do not scoff and mock your fellow members in the Body. You are to pray for the lost, love your enemies, and pray for those that persecute you. Have I not called you to lift up one another and give service to one another, especially those of the Household faith? Ye who mock and scoff to one another and do not seek your Heavenly Father will fall under wrath. My prophets know me and I know them. Seek me for knowledge and truth; do not suffer me to bring my wrath upon you. My son's atoning work shall surely save your soul. Be of sound mind for these are the last days and the season and hour is upon you. I proclaim to you, GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER! (I sensed the anger of the Lord here), for the time to look up is now, your redemption draweth nigh. Do not be surprised and let this day come upon you as a thief. I am coming to steal away my bride from this wicked world. You will see the reward of the wicked from above. Be ready my dearly beloved for I AM is coming.
These two propositions are distinct and independent, not equivalent. I buy into the first, but not the second.
God may exist or he may not I don't really care 💀
So... the tablet identifies king Nebuchadnezzar-II as the builder eh...? Ok,,, then this isnt same tower of babel as told in the bible because that tower was more than a millennia earlier. So this is just some other temple structure in Babylon. Not the great Tower of Babylon! Where does tablet give the height in the description? The video and tablet raises more questions than answers...
TURNS OUT THEY ACTUALLY BUILT A TOWERRRRRR (Cheesy movie thriller voice)
Agree with everyone else. The narration sounds like an episode of Inside Edition. Do better, please.
The tower of babel was built by the order of nimrod.
yup they got it wrong again. Thats an image of Nimrod not Nebuchadnezzar II
The Tower of Babel was partially constructed In the days of Nimrod in the land of Shinar....not built by King Nebuchadnezzar...those secular channels are always twist scriptures.
Quit touching it! Where are your white gloves??
It would appear that although the tower of babel was constructed thousands of years prior to king Nebu, and this video is hyped, it could also be said that it would seem possible to consider that king Nebu had a definite interest to rebuild the tower of babel...attesting to its ancient authenticity as even recognized in antiquity.
People are always surprised when parts of the Bible are proven real. Where do you think the stories came from?
People, and people lie and misremember stuff
@@ieatmice751 well people could not have written the wisest and most read book in history without divine inspiration from an infallible Being.
I must admit we are usually suprised and this is mostly due to the reality of the fact that the book rarely has any proof for any of its claim 😅.
If a soccer player who hasn't scored a career goal in 10 years scores 10 goals all of a sudden in a season, of course we will be suprised.
It's even funnier because while the evidence actually points to the fact that indeed there was a "tower of babel" built in ancient Babylon, that still doesn't corroborate as evidence for the myth itself (the Bible's account).
since you may struggle to comprehend what I am saying.
there were a couple of pyramids (towers) built during that period but the oldest and the one usually being referred to as the "tower of babel" was built around 2650 BCE and "babylon" hadn't existed yet. In fact, nebucadnezzar only came into power some 2000 years after this pyramid was built (1100 years after hammurabi had built babylon)Babylon.
The mere fact that there is a tablet with the drawing of a pyramid and nebucadnezzar on it still doesn't prove that nebucadnezzar built the pyramid often referred to as the tower of babel. It's literally impossible for a man who lived around 600 bc to have built a tower some 2,000 years prior.
This "proven" history of the Bible is more of like a satisfaction of your confirmation bias.
I want this narrator to narrate my daily routine.
SUDDENLY, THE NIGHT WATCHER TAKES THE LARGEST DUMP AFTER A LARGE EXCELLENT MEALLLL
@@samirpernell2136 🤣😂
@@samirpernell2136 AFTER THE DUMP HE FEELS THE MUNCHIES. HE RAIDS THE CUPBOARD FOR SNACKS.
@@samisiddiqi5411 HE THEN WATCHES A MOVIE WITH HIS WIFE AND KIDS
"As The Night Watcher rises from his slumber, he sets out for the first task of the day. And that task is.... He pours himself.... a bowl of cereal!"
The timeframe is off bigly•
Nebacanezzar was much later than the Tower of Babel.
Nebuchadnezzar II was born in 634 BCE and died in 562 BCE. The name ‘Nebuchadnezzar’ has its origins in several different languages, mainly Tiberian, Akkadian, and Hebrew. The name itself means “Oh God Nabu, defend my firstborn son.”
The reason why Nebuchadnezzar II was so popular and revered in the Babylonian world was because he was by far the most powerful and longest reigning king, sitting on the throne for close to 50 years. His rule lasted from 605 BCE until 562 BCE, the year of his death. Timeline fits for him to have built it.
@@BatMan-xr8gg the Tower of Babel predates Abraham
@@BatMan-xr8gg The Exodus was under Pharoah Ahmosi and the seven plagues are equated to destruction of Santarini. So figure Abraham was about 1600-1700 BCE.
@CHIPMUNK RAPIDS MADMAN You hit the nail on the head. Whatever this is, it's post diluvian.
@@niasea3484 The Tower Of Babel is, likewise, post diluvian. But pre-Abrahamic.
I am convinced that the flood stories that one finds throughout antiquity are older than the young earth creationists view that the earth is 6000 years.
I'm humorously confused. The Ancients erected all types of monuments and buildings and structures including the parthenon, pyramids and ziggurats, and temples and sphinx. On and on, whys it so hard to believe they also built a temple we now call the tower of babel? Is it hard to believe only because of the fact that was recorded in the 11th chapter of Genesis?
Probably a lot of people these days aren’t religious and don’t believe in God :(
Atheists will believe anything but God
It was Nimrod! Hunter of men.
King of Kings
The tower of babel happens a few years after the great flood the king who ordered it to be built was a man named Nimrod and I do believe it was written in the book of Genesis. Your time line needs to be looked over one more time.
If the Bible mentions The Tower of Babel it's TRUTH...everything The Bible mentions is TRUE !!
of course
Bible also mentions- earth is flat inside a firmament dome with waters below and above, what is your opinion on that? (off-course, ancient vedic and other scripts around the world, say similar thing)
Prasad Jonnalagedda nothing ever says that it is not round. Tell me why Ancient depictions of Christ from the early centuries depict him having a globe in his hand with a cross on top to represent the earth.
@@prasadjonnalagedda8633 b4 the flood...maybe....its not that way now.
@@user-xc1fq2qy8y or being white
Fun fact: It is well known that Alexander the Great (who considered himself as devine) demolished the ziqqurat just to rebuild it greater and better, too sad he died between demolishing and rebuilding it, so there are only a few poor ruins in a big pond left.
No scolar in the, let's say, at least last 150 - 200 years ever doubted that tower, as many other (of course pagan) similar temples existed and are to be seen in much better condition than this.
It's known that basic traits of the story of the tower were told & also written down even before the Bible, and long before Nebuchadnezzar lived. So that itself would suggest this video is wrong? The tower was real, but this is not the one.
Timeline all wrong. Gilgamesh (Nimrod) built it. Why lie about such a thing? People built that ziggerat shape lots of times. They are all over the place. More half truths and lies.
Good eye there Chris
Gilg was also the original flood and creation stories, who knows why the shift,lies and coverups.
@@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551 Because it pays the bills'? "You have one standpoint untill the next". Nobody really knows anything for sure but some can be fooled for a while :)
I wondered the same. Its what happens when an unbeliever tries to explain the bible. Nimrod and his host built Babel, not Nebuchadnezzar. While Nebuchadnezzar may have built something, its quite different from Tower of Babel. So I think they simply found something else.
It was a tree..!! The idea that the tower of babel was a man made structure is the myth..
The narrator makes me want SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM!
This comment made me laugh. You win the internet.
johnlewisbrooks In the words of Macho Man....Oooh yeeeah, dig it!😂😂😂😂😂
I agree with u
The narrator makes me want to become an atheist.
They're actually about to come out with an action figure of that character.
This is, with all due respect, a “well, duh” moment-and the Tower of Babel has been known to be real for millennia.
The Bible is a historic factual book...how many people would not even question any given historic event yet will say the Bible is just fairy tales. Yes all these events actually happened the problem is mans refusal to believe their is a God who created the entire universe because in doing so you would have to acknowledge many things you do not want to accept and also know that if their is a God, and there is, then we are all accountable to him according to his word. So no you will happily and without question accept any other historic event you have read but will continue question and or reject anything the Bible says and that is the truth whether most will acknowledge or or not.
A global flood that wiped out almost all terrestrial animals including humans is not at all historical. Try again.
@@bishopbling4115 everything is possible in the name of God. It may or may have not have the logical explainations but God can do stuff that is far from our knowledge of the universe.Try again
@@bishopbling4115 No you try again, their is plenty evidence to prove it happened not that I need it, but again just because you refuse to accept it doesn't matter or mean it didn't happen. And I won't sit here and argue anyone that else that disagrees, I haven't the time for it and because people will either accept it or reject it, but truth is truth whether you do or not.
@@shook_mug3786 That logic can be used to justify belief in anything. You can believe in Santa Claus & rationalize it away with the justification that his powers are beyond our understanding. I demand solid evidence to believe extraordinary claims such as the Great Flood. Having a just listen & believe attitude is simply foolish.
@@bishopbling4115 well youre right about demanding logical explaination about something and i could agree with you.
The flood maybe happens time by time. Like water level rising higher and higher. It takes 120 years for it before it happens as it was mention in genesis 6: 3-7 which is the countdown of the flood. That was the years for the poeple to choose to repent and while the same years for noah to build the ark. He was 500 when he started built it and finishes when he was 600 as we know the ark is quite huge.
Animals on the other hands were only two bc later on when they will arrive on the dry land, it will breed and will go to different places of land making it having multiple types of species. Like traveling in different continent. Migrating
doesn't make any sense, since the tower of babel, was order by king nimrod? not king Nebuchadnezzar II.
The tower of Babel was the central ziggurat of the city of Babel. Since major Mesopotamian cities were almost always built around a ziggurat, by definition the tower must have existed long before Nebuchadnezzar II. Like any ancient structure, the tower would have been built and rebuilt over time. Kings would have expanded or reconstructed the tower either because they needed to repair it or just because they wanted to leave a legacy. Both Nebuchadnezzar I and II authorized modifications to the existing tower, in the case of Nebu II to the extent that he basically rebuilt the tower.
The point the video is making is that the depiction of the tower in the bible corresponds closely to the one that Nebu II built. This kinda makes sense when you consider that the Hebrew bible was compiled after Cyrus returned the Jews to Jerusalem. At the time of the writing of the compilation, the tower the writers would have known of would have been the Nebuchadnezzar II tower. It must have imprinted itself in their psyche because Nebu II was the one who took them into exile in Babylon.
Andrew Suryali ugh! nice pivot from truth. willfully blind sums you up.
Exactly what i though. Nebuchadnezzr II was waaaay later than the tower of babel. Nimrod was over it
Hmmm I thought is was nimrod who had the tower of Babel constructed
I remember watching an 'expert' on history channel say he discovered Atlantis and he also said he had undeniable proof
Except this guy is actually legit. It's just the narrator who has this Ancient Alien like vibe, so it's sort of his fault. For the rest, it's completely legit. The Tower of Babel is simply inspired by an actual monument. It's like if you had a future civilization, coming up with the story of a mythical tower inspired by the long gone Burj Khalifa.
But Atlantis did exist? It was just a super resource rich area that was built on an unstable geographical location.
Never trust anyone who calls themselves an expert. 🤔
The WHO & the WEF are all experts & so are most politicians. 🤔
And these idiots don't even know the difference between a man & a woman...! 🙄
The Narrator is like "RKO Outta Nowhere!!"
The story of the tower of Babel was recorded long before Nebuchadnezzar. So its imposibly it was based on anything he did. Plus it is most comonly understood that Nimrod built it.
@QE ornotQE Amazing, because the same kind of scholars such as at the Smithsonian also claim that the story of Genesis 11, the story of the tower of Babel, was written in the 6th century BC, exactly when Nebuchadnezzar II was the ruler of Babylon.
I love how they assume Nebecanezer built it just because he's shown posed with it...that could mean a thousand things from giving it his blessing, to showing off his surroundings.
Sorry. Wrong era. The Smithsonian is going the way of the History channel.
yea, i also noticed it😂
@@Anon0nline Tower of Babel was pre-flood. Flood was way pre-Babylon.
@@Anon0nline EXACTLY..hence it's King James version and not his Facts. 👍🏼
@@Anon0nline That was my point.
@@Anon0nline No, the Smithsonian needs a citation if they want to claim Nebuchadnezzar's ziggurat is the same Tower of Babel that we only know of from the Bible. If you don't want to use the Bible, then you can't talk about the Tower of Babel at all. We all know Babylon had ziggurats.
it could literally physically exist but since its a cool thing people would call it a conspiracy, its like the pottery batteries in egypt
King nebuchadnezzar existed 2000 years after the Tower of Babel.
Cross Shepherd.
Not according to this bud...
Scholars agree that Genesis was written around 1450 BC-1400 BC. So technically, the Tower must of existed WAY BEFORE Nebuchadnezzar. Maybe Nebuchadnezzar fixed it up and claimed it was his handy work.
The Etemanaki was rebuilt by Nebuchadnezzar after Sennacherib destroyed it. It existed long before him, he wasn't the first constructor.
“It’s pronounced, ‘Fronkensteen.’”
@@lahaina4791 Thank you frau Blucher...
Thanks herr flick
the Bible contains reality, not a legend and not fantasy. It was written over 1500 years by 44 inspired authors and fits together like a mosaic...
The time period of this tower is off for the Babel tower of early Genesis but it's form of construction and its location are in the proper location. Nebuchadnezzer's tower could have been a reconstruction of or copy of the original.
10 minutes away from my house. Unfortunately, this amazing place is being ignored for too many years.
It was build by an evil king whose long forgotten. Nobody cares about Babel and tower
@@ladybalqiis7777 for you i guess. I wish i could go back in time to see Mesopotamia in the flesh. To know where and how civilization started
This was probably just describing a regular temple.
Tower of Babel would have been taller than just 7 tiers
Compared to local buildings at the time seven tiers probably would've seemed massive though.
Building with mud bricks, 7 tiers would have been as high as they could go. And you can see in the start, that the bricks have collapsed and the rain has made many wash into each other as mud piles.
Maybe a zigurat from sumerian times?
According to religious scriptures the Tower of Babel reached the Heavens/skies. So it had to be somewhat of a skyscraper
@@NobleWolf33 The intention of those building it was that it would reach the heavens, but they were scattered before the building was complete. Additionally, "reach the heavens" was probably not meant literally, but in a similar manner someone today might say, "touches the sky."
I love how they assume Nebecanezer built it just because he's shown posed with it...that could mean a thousand things from giving it his blessing, to showing off his surroundings.
Yup. These people are weak.
True.
Also “it” is questionable since it just says “ziggurat.” There were a lot of ziggurats in the area and Babel had been largely destroyed before Nebuchadnezzar took the throne. Maybe he just rebuilt it?
Nebuchadnezzar lived long after the Tower of Babel was constructed in Genesis.
Umm, the tower of Babble story is from Moses, who wrote about it in the 14th century BC, and his source was from Joseph who wrote in 1800 BC.
Nebuchadnezzar was from 600 BC.
Moses wrote stuff down? Haven't heard that one before....well besides claiming god wrote commandments on a tablet when he was the only one around on a mountain of course.
The book of Genesis was written down around 1400BC by Moses.
Nebuchadnezzar lived around 600 BC.
My friend Moses' source for writing about events long before his own life was Almighty God. God is The Author of Genesis.
I believe the tower of Babel did exist. Still, the biblical account credits Nimrod, not Nebuchadnezzar, with it's construction. So while there certainly would have been a temple in Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. It wouldn't be the same building.
Harlan Norris Spot on.
Then there's also the possibility that one of them, either the tablet or the holy scriptures themselves, have it wrong. I know every Christian wouldn't even dare consider the possibility of the bible getting it wrong but you've got to remember, the stories in the bible were passed down from the elders through story telling for generations until it was finally written down as official scriptures for the religion. It's entirely possible it got lost in translation via word of mouth over time.
@@TheRickyp83 I think we are all being Nimrods RN Honestly
As a Christian Assyrian we always knew it was real.
As a muslim Iraqi, we knew it was real too.
Same etemenaki was real
@@skrigged9270 Kinda wanna dig it up. Once ISIS is gone we should get a big joint project and dig up the ruins. I'm curious about how high they got!
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There were 2 towers of Babel built. King Urbaba built the 1st one around 2000 BC (long after Nimrod's time) under the orders of Marduk. It disintegrated, & Nebuchadnezzar built the 2d one.
Does the oversensationalism really work? I'd guess most people subbed to this channel want a serious piece on this. Not tabloid level sensationalism. It's a very interesting topic, ruined by the choice of music and narration.
That was the "you are here" directory in the lobby...
Not sure why it's a surprise, the ancients built many great things, sure it's probably a little exaggerated but when you have many people and books mention said thing it's probably real. Like how scientists dismisses Troy being real until an amateur dug it up, or how Atlantis was based off how the Minoans collapse.
I don't think Atlantis was based on the Minoan civilization, actually. It doesn't fit the description. Plato describes Atlantis in detail, including its location and the layout of the city. Just the design of the concentric rings of the city with canals between them rules out the Minoans. They were crazy advanced for their time, but not Atlantis.
However, long before even the Minoans, there's a better match for the city of Atlantis. 12'000 BC, in West Africa, what's now Mauritania, there's a place called the Richat Structure, a volcanic dome in an ancient sea bed. At that time, parts of West Africa were under the water of the Atlantic Ocean, and also the Nile River ran a different course, across the Sahara. Fed by the Atlas Mountains in Northwest Africa, the river flowed across the whole Sahara, giving it a climate similar to that of the Savannah. Cave art from that period and place show giraffes, lions, and many other animals that no longer live where it's now all desert.
The Richat Structure itself is a volcanic dome which rises and falls, depending on the pressure beneath it. It does in fact form a shape of concentric rings, and if the water level was right, it could have canals through circular sections of land, with a large island in the center. And yes, it's more than large enough to have a city on it. (30km across, it's visible from space)
Aside from being the right shape, it has a cliff to the North, like Atlantis. It has above that cliff, what could once have been a vast area for farmland. It's South of the Atlas Mountains. If the African continent were a bit lower and the water could get in there, as it was that long ago, the easiest ways to and from it would be to pass through the gates of Atlas (The Strait of Gibraltar) and along the Nile River.
You may have noted repeated references to Atlas. Atlas being the Titan who functions as the foundation of the Earth, and also the King of Mauritania. Where the City of Atlas would be. Like a city of Minos would be Minoan, a city of Atlas would be Atlan. Atlantis. The Foundation of Civilization.
And of course, the fall of Atlantis. An earthquake as the volcanic dome the city is built on ruptures, and the pressure beneath is released. The dome collapses, falls below the sea level, and between the volcano and the collapse of the dome, the city is destroyed in a great earthquake and flood.
If you want to see it for yourself, go to Google Maps, Satellite view, and enter coordinates 21.127, -11.389 You'll have to zoom out a bit to see it, I expect.
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I don't agree with Atlantis/Minoan despite being similar
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