It is also connected with the attempt to take over the role of the firstborn, Shem. Wordplay on Shem's name is all throughout the chapter. Shem, the priest-king later with the throne name of Melchizedek, adores the true God. But they will make their own shem. They reject his leadership.
According to the pagan sources quoted by Eusebius, the tower was built by giants, of whom Nimrod was one.
It is also connected with the attempt to take over the role of the firstborn, Shem. Wordplay on Shem's name is all throughout the chapter. Shem, the priest-king later with the throne name of Melchizedek, adores the true God. But they will make their own shem. They reject his leadership.