IRAQ -- VERY INTERESTING -- DID YOU KNOW??????

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I did not write this, nor do I know how factual or not factual this may be, but

I did find this message interesting, and thought you guys might also. Some of

you Biblical scholars can probably fill me in on how much is truth, and how much

isn't. I leave it for you to decide. ~~ pj

> I did not check all this out...but it sounds

> plausible. What do you think?

>

> Just in case you might think of Iraq as " only "

> an oil rich nation,

> ruled by an evil dictator for 30 years, whether it

> has been supporting terrorists

> or not may not be very important. Here are a few

> important facts regarding

> the important history and roles that this nation has

> played down through history*

>

> IRAQ -- VERY INTERESTING -- DID YOU KNOW??????

>

>

> 1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq. (it sure

> doesn't look much like

> Paradise on earth today thanks to Saddam)

>

> 2.. Mesopotamia which is now Iraq was the

> cradle of civilization!

>

> 3.. Noah built the ark in Iraq.

>

> 4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.

>

> 5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern

> Iraq!

>

> 6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor which

> is in Iraq.

>

> 7. met in Iraq.

>

> 8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in

> Iraq.

>

> 9. Assyria which is in Iraq conquered the ten

> tribes of Israel.

>

> 10. Amos cried out in Iraq!

>

> 11. Babylon which is in Iraq destroyed

> Jerusalem.

>

> 12. was in the lion's den in Iraq!

>

> 13. The 3 Hebrew children were in the fire

> in Iraq (that's good news to

> know that JESUS has been in Iraq too as the 4th

> person in the fiery furnace!)

>

> 14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the

> " writing on the wall " in

> Iraq. (which hopefully Saddam will too!)

>

> 15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried

> the Jews captive into Iraq.

>

> 16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.

>

> 17. The wise men were from Iraq. (where are

> the " wise " men today?)

>

> 18. preached in Iraq.

>

> 19.. The " Empire of Man " described in

> Revelation is called Babylon

> which was a city in Iraq!

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> And you have probably seen this one. Israel

> is the nation most often

> mentioned in the Bible. But do you know which

> nation is second? It is Iraq!

> However, that is not the name that is used in the

> Bible. The names used in the

> Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar, and Mesopotamia.

> The word Mesopotamia

> means between the two rivers, more exactly between

> the Tigris and Euphrates

> Rivers. The name Iraq, means country with deep

> roots. Indeed Iraq is a country with

> deep roots and is a very significant country in

> the Bible. Here's why.

>

> * Eden was in Iraq--Genesis 2:10-14

> * Adam & Eve were created in Iraq--Genesis

> 2:7-8

> * Satan made his first recorded appearance

> in Iraq--Genesis 3:1-6

> * Nimrod established Babylon & Tower of Babel

> was built in Iraq--

> Genesis 10:8-97 & 11:1-4

> * The confusion of the languages took place

> in Iraq--Genesis 11:5-11

> * Abraham came from a city in Iraq--Genesis

> 11:31 & Acts 7:2-4

> * Isaac's bride came from Iraq--Genesis 24:

3-4 & 10

> * spent 20 years in Iraq--Genesis

> 27:42-45 & 31:38

> * The first world Empire was in Iraq--

> 1:1-2 & 2:36-38

> * The greatest revival in history was in a

> city in Iraq--Jonah 3

> * The events of the book of Esther took place

> in Iraq--Esther

> * The book of Nahum was a prophecy against a

> city in Iraq--Nahum

> * The book or Revelation has prophecies

> against Babylon, which was

> the

> old name for the nation of Iraq--Revelation 17 & 18

>

> No other nation, except Israel, has more

> history and prophecy associated with it than Iraq.

>

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