01People settle in Shinar
The people share one language and settle on a plain in Shinar. Genesis 11:1-2.
A little color. A story to remember.
The Tower of Babel Coloring Pages
Five Tower of Babel coloring pages follow the people in Shinar, making bricks, building the tower, confused speech and scattering. Simple cartoon designs include individual PDFs and a complete five-page pack.
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02Making bricks
The builders make and bake bricks, using them with tar for mortar. Genesis 11:3.
03Building a city and tower
The people build a city and tower to make a name for themselves and avoid being scattered. Genesis 11:4.
04The builders cannot understand
The Lord confuses their language. Empty speech bubbles illustrate that the workers can no longer understand one another. Genesis 11:5-7.
05People scatter from Babel
The Lord scatters the people, and they stop building the city. The tower is shown unfinished, not destroyed. Genesis 11:8-9.
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About these coloring pages
Color the story together
Five Tower of Babel coloring pages follow the people in Shinar, making bricks, building the tower, confused speech and scattering. Simple cartoon designs include individual PDFs and a complete five-page pack.
These sheets use simple cartoon outlines and open areas for crayons or colored pencils. Each design is a separate printable, so you can choose the moment that suits your lesson.
Read the Bible account
Read Genesis 11:1-9 for the complete account. The following is a shortened summary in our own words.
The people shared one language. They settled on a plain in Shinar and made bricks, using tar for mortar. They planned a city and a tower reaching toward the sky, seeking a name for themselves and wanting to avoid being scattered.
The Lord saw their work and confused their language so they could not understand one another. He scattered them across the earth, and they stopped building the city. The place was called Babel because the Lord confused their language there.
What is in the collection?
- People settle in Shinar: The people share one language and settle on a plain in Shinar. Genesis 11:1-2.
- Making bricks: The builders make and bake bricks, using them with tar for mortar. Genesis 11:3.
- Building a city and tower: The people build a city and tower to make a name for themselves and avoid being scattered. Genesis 11:4.
- The builders cannot understand: The Lord confuses their language. Empty speech bubbles illustrate that the workers can no longer understand one another. Genesis 11:5-7.
- People scatter from Babel: The Lord scatters the people, and they stop building the city. The tower is shown unfinished, not destroyed. Genesis 11:8-9.
A simple activity for home or Sunday school
Put the pictures in order and talk about how the builders' plans changed. Use the empty speech bubbles to discuss understanding one another, without inventing a particular historical language for each person.
Questions to talk about
- Where did the people settle?
- What did the builders use instead of stone?
- Why did they want to build a city and tower?
- What happened to their language?
- Did the passage say the tower fell down?
Notes for parents and teachers
Genesis 11:1-9 does not name Nimrod as the tower's builder or say the tower collapsed, burned or was struck by lightning. Nimrod is associated with Babel in Genesis 10:8-10, but that is a different passage. We therefore do not identify a crowned leader as Nimrod in these pictures. The stepped tower, tents, clothing and small groups are artistic interpretations; the Bible does not provide a construction drawing or the tower's height. The story does not mean that speaking different languages is bad. The speech bubbles contain no historical words or scripts.
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A few helpful answers
Can I download just one coloring page?
Yes. Each design has its own download link. The ZIP lets you save the collection at once.
Which file formats are included?
This collection contains 5 PDFs. Each download button shows the file type.
Which paper size should I use?
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