Here’s an interesting email I received about Iraq:
Subject: IRAQ
Just in case you might think of Iraq as merely
an oil rich nation, ruled by
an evil dictator for 30 years, whether it has been supporting terrorists or
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*
1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq. (it 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. Jacob met Rachel 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. Daniel 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" inIraq.
(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. Peter preached in Iraq.
19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon which
was a city in Iraq!
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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
Jacob spent 20 years in Iraq--Genesis 27:42-45 &
31:38
The first world Empire was in Iraq--Daniel 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 it
than Iraq.
