![]() ![]() It stood on the Euphrates, about 200 miles above its junction with the Tigris, which flowed through its midst and divided it into two almost equal parts. 2300, and includes Khammurabi, or Amraphel (q.v.), the contemporary of Abraham. The Greek form of BABEL Semitic form Babilu, meaning "The Gate of God." In the Assyrian tablets it means "The city of the dispersion of the tribes." The monumental list of its kings reaches back to B.C.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |