The focus of the biblical story is the the city of Babel itself. The tower is a symbol of the city’s power. Some scholars believe this tower was a step pyramid or ziggurat, like you say.
We also know in Babylon ziggurats were associated with pagan worship. And Babylon was where people sought to “make a name (shem) for themselves” by building a tower that reached to the heavens, the realm of the gods.
Agreed. It being a ziggurat is a speculation, we have no way of knowing what it was 100% but we don't have to because the meaning is there. I like the ziggurat theory and it fits in the larger scale but yes the focus was the city itself.
The focus of the biblical story is the the city of Babel itself. The tower is a symbol of the city’s power. Some scholars believe this tower was a step pyramid or ziggurat, like you say.
We also know in Babylon ziggurats were associated with pagan worship. And Babylon was where people sought to “make a name (shem) for themselves” by building a tower that reached to the heavens, the realm of the gods.
Agreed. It being a ziggurat is a speculation, we have no way of knowing what it was 100% but we don't have to because the meaning is there. I like the ziggurat theory and it fits in the larger scale but yes the focus was the city itself.