The shared function of the Tower of Babel, the Sumerian ziggurats, and Jacob's ladder was to support the weight of the sky.

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The Tower of Babel and Sumerian ziggurats were constructed as religious or ceremonial structures, often to honor gods or as a means to reach the heavens symbolically, not to support the sky. Jacob's Ladder is a biblical dream vision about a ladder reaching to heaven, symbolizing a connection between God and Earth, not a physical support for the sky.

The Shared Function of the Tower of Babel, the Sumerian