The final primeval story in the Book of Genesis 1:11, is the Tower of Babel.
The Babylonians were known to build temple towers or ziggurat step pyramids to honor their gods. God punishes the tower builders by confusing their language. In Hebrew, the term “Balal” refers to confusion of languages. Today, we use the word “babbling” to refer to speech that is not understood.
The lesson in the Tower of Babel focuses on the sin of pride. The story points to a deeper truth: Our human pride can cause us to go so far as to think we don’t need God. He punishes the tower builders because of their pride. This story is reversed in the Acts of the Apostles in the story of Pentecost. Instead of confusion, everyone understands the languages that are being spoken. The words spoken are of the “mighty acts of God” (Acts 2:1-13).