ב"ה
Noah
Genesis 6:9-11:32
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Some describe the tzohar of the ark as being a stone that gave forth its own light. When the men building the tower of babel used brick instead of stones, was this a sign they were rejecting the light of G-d?
That is the type of inference that needs a source. It is possible, but it is also possible that bricks were just a better option, able to be made nearby, rather than quarried are shipped in.
Rashi to Genesis 11:3 writes: “bricks, for there are no stones in Babel, which is a plain”.