Babylon

Babylon
Mark Twain
Tigris and Euphrates
Mercedes Benz

Prov.16:6
"By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil."

Hombres de Babilonia, Relieve en ladrillo satinado, palacio de Nabucodonosor, ca. s. VII a.C.

 Babylon is the most famous city from ancient Mesopotamia whose ruins lie in modern-day Iraq 59 miles (94 kilometres) southwest of Baghdad. The name is thought to derive from bav-il or bav-ilim which, in the Akkadian language of the time, meant ‘Gate of God’ or `Gate of the Gods’ and `Babylon’ coming from Greek. The city owes its fame (or infamy) to the many references the Bible makes to it; all of which are unfavourable. In the Book of Genesis, chapter 11, Babylon is featured in the story of The Tower of Babel and the Hebrews claimed the city was named for the confusion which ensued after God caused the people to begin speaking in different languages so they would not be able to complete their great tower to the heavens (the Hebrew word bavel means `confusion’).

Mark Twain

Mesopotamia: Tigris and Euphrates

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