According to the old Testament mankind spoke only one language until Nimrod began to build a tower that was to reach heaven To prevent the people of Earth from reaching His Heaven, God scattered them throughout the earth, and forced on them different languages so that they would be prevented from communicating with one another and building another BabelAccording to the Old Testament, mankind spoke only one language until Nimrod began to build a tower that was to reach heaven. To prevent the people of Earth from reaching His Heaven, God scattered them throughout the Earth, and forced on them different languages so that they would be prevented from communicating with one another and building another Babel