Question

bab-el means pyramid, terraced building, gate of god, tower to heaven

Explanation:

"Bab - El" (more accurately "Bab - ilu" in ancient Akkadian, from which "Babylon" etc. derive) has a meaning related to "gate of God". The other options: "pyramid" is incorrect (pyramids are associated with Egypt, not the etymology of "Bab - El"), "terraced building" is not the meaning, and "tower to heaven" is the Tower of Babel (Babel is related but "Bab - El" specifically means "gate of God").

Answer:

gate of God