How tall was the Tower of Babel?
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The tower's height is discussed in various extra-canonical sources. The Book of Jubilees mentions the tower's height as being 5,433 cubits and 2 palms, or 2,484 m (8,150 ft), about three times the height of Burj Khalifa, or roughly 1.6 miles high.