The phrase "Tower of Babel '' does not appear in the Bible; it is always "the city and the tower '' (אֶת - הָעִיר וְאֶת - הַמִּגְדָּל ‎) or just "the city '' (הָעִיר ‎). The original derivation of the name Babel (also the Hebrew name for Babylon) is uncertain, but it may come from bab - ilum, meaning "gate of God. '' According to the Bible, the city received the name "Babel '' from the Hebrew word balal, meaning to jumble or to confuse.
what is the tower of babel in the bible
"the city and the tower ''