Very Interesting!! FACTS ABOUT IRAQ I never realized all of this about Iraq! They were talking about it on the radio one Sunday morning several months ago. The garden of Eden was in Iraq. Mesopotamia which is now Iraq was the cradle of civilation. Noah built the ark in Iraq. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor which is in Iraq. Jacob met Rebecca in Iraq. Jonah preached in Ninevah-which is in Iraq. Assyria which is in Iraq, conquered the twelve tribes in Iraq. Amos cried out in Iraq. Babylon which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq. The 3 Hebrew boys were in the fire in Iraq. (That's good news to know that Jesus has been in Iraq too!) Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in Iraq---hopefully Saddam will too! Nebuchadnezzer, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Babylon. Ezekial preached in Iraq. The wisemen were from Iraq. Peter preached in Iraq. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon which was a city in Iraq. I'm sure there are a lot of other things that happened in that country that I haven't listed, but it's really interesting to see how important that area has been and what kind of a spiritual struggle has taken place there for thousands of years! unknown source