See where we get the term Babylon. "'Ba-Ba' I don't understand what you're saying????
Genesis 10:8-9 Commentary by Pastor Chuck Smith:
"Nimrod means "rebel:. This text should be translated 'He was a mighty tyrant in the face of the Lord." Nimrod invented a false religious system later known as "mystery Bablyon." His mother, Semiramis, later was called " the queen of heaven" and was worshipped. She claimed Nimrod was born without a father. He was also known as Tammuz, while his mother was called Astarte. The word "Easter" actually derives from "Astarte." Satan's counterfit of God's work would begin with Nimrod.
Nimrod became known as a protector of the people because of his skills in hunting. But one day while hunting, as the story goes, a wild boar gored him. Supposedly he lay dead for three days in the woods, and after 3 days his life returned. The people began to celebrate his "resurrection" with colored eggs and holding great festivities in the spring time. Tradition says he was born December 25, and his devotees celebrated by giving gifts, having drunken orgies, and placing trees in their homes after decorating them with silver and gold. All this happened just a few generations after Noah.
Genesis 11:6-9 Commmentary by Pastor Chuck Smith:
"Babel" is an omonapoetic word, created because of its sound. In essence they said "I don't understand what you're saying. Do you mean, 'ba-ba'? And so "babel" has come to mean confusion or lack of understanding.
Man's attempt at religion--the effort to build the tower (of Babel)--ended in failure. Why? Because all religions emphasize the works you must do in order to touch God.
There's no work that you can ever do to bring you in touch with God. The only way to touch God is simply casting yourself upon His grace, believing that God has done the work for you though His Son Jesus Christ, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us" (Titus 3"5). "By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest anyone should boast" (Eph. 2 8-9).