> IRAQ - VERY INTERESTING - DID YOU KNOW?
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> 1. The garden of Eden was in Iraq.
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> 2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization!
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> 3. Noah built the ark in Iraq.
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> 4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.
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> 5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq!
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> 6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq.
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> 7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.
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> 8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq.
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> 9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel.
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> 10. Amos cried out in Iraq!
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> 11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem.
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> 12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq!
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> 13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq (Jesus had been in
> Iraq also as the fourth person in the fiery furnace!)
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> 14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in
Iraq.
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> 15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq.
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> 16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.
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> 17. The wise men were from Iraq.
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> 18. Peter preached in Iraq.
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> 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.
>
> No other nation, except Israel, has more history and prophecy associated
it
> than Iraq.
>
> And also... This is something to think about! Since America is typically
> represented by an eagle. Saddam should have read up on his Muslim
> passages...
>
> The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)
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> Koran (9:11) - For it is written that a son of Arabia would awaken a
> fearsome Eagle. The wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands
> of Allah and lo, while some of the people trembled in despair still more
> rejoiced; for the wrath of the Eagle cleansed the lands of Allah; and
there
> was peace.
>
> (Note the verse number!) Hmmmmmmm?!