How Did Hammurabi Build The Mesopotamian Empire
Abigail Bosco
Jackson
Intro to Bib Faith
31 October 2014
The Empire Strikes Back: Babylonian Empire
Regarded as the most powerful state in the ancient Mesopotamian world, the Babylonian empire served as the center of Mesopotamian civilization for nearly two-thousand years. While the Babylonians contributed to creating codified laws, a tower that soared above the earth, and one of the Seven Wonders of the World they also played a huge role in Israelite history by conquering the nation of Israel and exiling them into captivity for seventy years. The examination of the Babylonian empire’s history not only provides great insight into the culture of the ancient Mesopotamian world, but also delivers a great look into the context of the Babylonian …show more content…
Hammurabi took Babylon from a small town near the Tigris river to being “one of the most powerful and influential in all of Mesopotamia” (Mark). The name Babylon means “confusion” in Hebrew, and it is where the tower of Babel was located. He did many things to the city in order to keep it peaceful. He was so good at war he had all the surrounding cities united under Babylon which made it the largest city in Mesopotamia. He also created a code of laws called Hammurabi’s code. The code had so much as 200 plus laws in it that were very specific. An example of a law in Hammurabi’s code was “If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death” (“Hammurabi’s Code”). There were a lot of harsh laws but that was only to maintain peace between the different social …show more content…
A few are: An/Anu the god of heaven, Enlil the god of air and storms, Enki the god of water and fertile earth, Ki the mother-goddess representing earth, Ashur the god of the sky, and their main god was Marduk who was the god that would send the Babylonian king (“Ancient Babylon”). The Babylonian empire was never an empire that worshipped God as a whole. They were still used in God’s plan though. God used them to wake up the Israelite’s and bring them closer to him. Through this capture of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar had taken five handsome men from the Israelite royal family and nobility. They were to be trained to serve the king for three years and then after that, serve the king. These three men were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. The king had changed their names to Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego though. Many events happened to the Israelites during the Babylonian exile, but the story of these men is the most
Jackson
Intro to Bib Faith
31 October 2014
The Empire Strikes Back: Babylonian Empire
Regarded as the most powerful state in the ancient Mesopotamian world, the Babylonian empire served as the center of Mesopotamian civilization for nearly two-thousand years. While the Babylonians contributed to creating codified laws, a tower that soared above the earth, and one of the Seven Wonders of the World they also played a huge role in Israelite history by conquering the nation of Israel and exiling them into captivity for seventy years. The examination of the Babylonian empire’s history not only provides great insight into the culture of the ancient Mesopotamian world, but also delivers a great look into the context of the Babylonian …show more content…
Hammurabi took Babylon from a small town near the Tigris river to being “one of the most powerful and influential in all of Mesopotamia” (Mark). The name Babylon means “confusion” in Hebrew, and it is where the tower of Babel was located. He did many things to the city in order to keep it peaceful. He was so good at war he had all the surrounding cities united under Babylon which made it the largest city in Mesopotamia. He also created a code of laws called Hammurabi’s code. The code had so much as 200 plus laws in it that were very specific. An example of a law in Hammurabi’s code was “If anyone is committing a robbery and is caught, then he shall be put to death” (“Hammurabi’s Code”). There were a lot of harsh laws but that was only to maintain peace between the different social …show more content…
A few are: An/Anu the god of heaven, Enlil the god of air and storms, Enki the god of water and fertile earth, Ki the mother-goddess representing earth, Ashur the god of the sky, and their main god was Marduk who was the god that would send the Babylonian king (“Ancient Babylon”). The Babylonian empire was never an empire that worshipped God as a whole. They were still used in God’s plan though. God used them to wake up the Israelite’s and bring them closer to him. Through this capture of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar had taken five handsome men from the Israelite royal family and nobility. They were to be trained to serve the king for three years and then after that, serve the king. These three men were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. The king had changed their names to Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego though. Many events happened to the Israelites during the Babylonian exile, but the story of these men is the most