Many
of us know that Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible. But not
many know that there is another nation that is also often mentioned in the
Bible – though second to Israel only. I am referring to Iraq. In other words,
no other nation except Israel has more Biblical history and prophecy associated
with it than Iraq. However, Iraq is not the name that is used in the Bible. The
names used in the Bible are Babylon, Land of Shinar, and Mesopotamia -- The
Garden of Eden was in Iraq; Adam and Eve were created in Iraq; Abraham came
from Ur, which is a city in Southern Iraq; Jacob spent 20 years in Iraq and met
Rachel there; and more. Read complete article at -- http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/06/03/rich-biblical-history-of-iraq/
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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