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Babylon
This ancient city state of Mesopotamia was known for housing the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the wonders of the ancient world. It was in the Fertile Crescent and located just south of modern day Baghdad.
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What invention involved planning of a day did the babylonians create?
The Babylonians had pretty good astronomers and were of the firsts to add leap months to solve the year length problem. Like all other calendars, the Babylonian calendar had twelve lunar months.
Is Babylon no more inhabited today fulfilling Jeremiah 50 v39?
Jeremiah 50:39 ...and it (Babylon) shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
A failed prophecy, since present-day Iraq is quite occupied.
Second (Response to First ):
A prophecy unfulfilled is not failed, but simply yet future.
Babylon is present-day Iraq. And it shall one day be uninhabited, and uninhabitable, and that, according to the Jeremiah 50-51 prophecy, will ultimately be caused by a severe drought (Jer 50:38, 51:36-37).
That drought will be the result of a catastrophic flood event (Jer 51:42-43).
And that flood will follow a defeat at the hands of the Medes (Jer 50:3,9-10, 51:11,27-28,48) the present-day Kurds, who will "plunder" her "treasures" (Jer 50:37).
And this ransacking and defeat will occur after she is abandoned by the nations (Jer 51:8-9) because they will see they had "toil(ed) for nothing" (Jer 51:58) after "her high gates (are) set on fire" (Jer 51:58) and all her cities are "set on fire" so that all (the) environs" are devoured by the fire (Jer 50:32).
This conflagration occurs after the time of the punishment of the "arrogant one" who will "stumble and fall" (Jer 50:31-32).
This punishment occurs after he, the "king of Babylon", is told his "city has been captured from end to end, the (bridges) also have been seized and they have burned the marshes with fire, and (his) men of war are terrified" (Jer 51:31-32).
The city falls as a result of a massive military invasion, when the land is filled "with a population like locusts, and they will cry out with shouts of victory over (her)" (Jer 51:14).
And this invasion is by "a great nation and many kings... aroused from the remote parts of the earth... marshalled like a man for the battle against you.." (Jer 50:41-42).
But at the news, "Babylon to be invaded!" the earth is shaken, in that "an outcry is heard among the nations" (Jer 50:46).
But the protests will not deter the invasion, for The LORD of hosts has sworn to himself to judge Babylon (Jer 51:14).
Third (Response to First ):
Since Babylon refers to a particular city and not to a nation or to an empire this prophecy began to be fulfilled when Babylon was indeed captured by Cyrus the Mede. It has not been inhabited in any significant way since and is today a tourist attraction and archeological site. Sadam Hussein, who some think believed himself to be a reincarnation of Nebachadnezzar, sought to revive Babylon. We know what has happened to Sadam.
This is another example (in the first comment above) of a misinterpretation of the Bible, either deliberate or ignorant (not actually reading or bothering to find out what the Bible says) being used to allege that the Bible is in error. It is nothing but entirely accurate.
Babylon, in terms of the original prophecy, has indeed been judged.
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The particular invasion of Judah being referenced was performed by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E. Large numbers of Judeans were deported to the city of Babylon, especially the Judean aristocracy.
What were the characteristics of the Chaldeans?
Racially
The Chaldeans were a Semitic race, not dissimilar from southern Iraqis today.
Socially
The Chaldeans in biblical times were idol worshipers, but were also generally peaceful and non-belligerent. They became a constituent part of most of the Mesopotamian Empires (Akkad, Assyria, and Babylon) but never dominated them.
Note: There is currently an ethnic group in Iraq styling itself as the "Chaldeans" who represent the descendants of the Biblical Era Chaldeans and practice Christianity as their chosen faith.
How strong was Babylon as a country?
Babylon was not the best in war, but made up for it with their great wealth. They were conquered by the Assyrian's. The Assyrians were then defeated by the Medes and Chaldean's. After Assyria was defeated, Babylon rose again. Now with king Hammurabi leading them.
Did the Assyrians conquer Babylon or Babylonian?
No, both empires existed at the same time however the Babylonian Empire outlasted the Assyrian Empire.
Finally the Persian Empire conquered the Babylonian Empire, then Alexander of Macedonia conquered the entire area but split into three parts after Alexander's death. Finally the Roman Empire conquered the three splinters of Alexander's Empire.
What did King Nebuchadnezzar build to protect the city of Babylon?
He built massive city walls and a moat
How does hammuribis code of laws relate to laws today?
THE LAW IS STILL THE SAME IN THE CONTRACTING BUSINESS...IF YOU BUILD A HOUSE AND SOME PART OF IT IS DEFUNCT AND HURTS THE OWNERS SON, HE HAS RIGHT TO RESTITUTION
What were the Hanning Gardens of Baylon?
There was no such thing!! There were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon though.
What U.S. modern law can be traced back to the code of Justinian?
Very little in US law can be traced back to the Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law), which was dubbed Justinian code in the 16th century. This is because this is a civil law code. It has been used by several European countries to develop a civil law code. US law, instead, has a common law system which developed out of English common law. Whilst a civil law code tries to comprehensively deal with all aspects of law, a common law system is a case law system based on precedent. The law is developed by judges through decisions of courts which decide individual cases, and these form precedents for future cases. Therefore, US law is more similar to classical Roman law than the Corpus Juris Civilis/Justinian Code.
In the early days of the US, the Institutiones part of the Corpus Juris Civilis was often cited because it was relevant to American slavery laws.
How long were the Hebrews held captive in Babylon?
The Hebrews remained in Judah. Their aristocracy was taken to Babylon to rule local peoples, and a new aristocracy was brought in to rule Judah. There were three waves of these relocations - 597 BCE, 587 BCE and 582 BCE.
When Persia took over Babylon they allowed the Jews there to return to try to reclaim their old lands. Half decided to remain in Babylonia as they had become well and prosperously established there. The half who began to return to Judea from 538 BCE onwards had mixed fortunes - many could not prove their claims to land, others were successful. The return took place in a series of waves until 520 BCE.
What challenges did the babylonians have?
The Babylonians faced challenges such as political instability due to frequent changes in leadership, invasions by neighboring powers like the Assyrians, and limited resources for sustaining their empire. Additionally, managing a diverse population with varying cultures and languages posed challenges for governance and unity.
What is the cast of Babylon 5 doing now?
Can't say what they are all doing now but I can tell you that Richard Biggs (Dr Steven Franklin) and Andreas Katsulas (G'Kar) have both sadly died.
Richard Biggs died suddenly of a torn Aorta I believe whilst Andreas Katsulas died of Cancer. In the DVD spinoff The Lost Tales, Sherridan is heard to say that Franklin has gone off with G'Kar beyond the rim as he always wanted to be the first to go there.
Other cast members have since made other TV programmes and films including amongst others Lost.
