In a message dated 8/26/04 4:29:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Nearly all the ancient people talked about in the Bible (except for the Egyptians) were from present day Iraq - including Abraham and the Israelites. Abe was from Ur, a city near ancient Babylon. Historians have several names for the region: Mesopatamia, land between the rivers, fertile crescent, cradle of civilization. If there really was a garden of Eden it was probably in Iraq. The very first civilization, the Sumerians, arose there. Not a bad resume for a country that we are trying to "civilize," eh? >>
Amen to that, IWillis. I also hope that we never forget that. W
