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A later Hebrew recasting of the Mesopotamian gods – Walter Reinhold Warttig Mattfeld y de la Torre, 5*+ part two

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   Pictures of the Serpent  or Snake who WALKED and TALKED in the Garden of Eden A later Hebrew recasting of the Mesopotamian gods who bore the Sumerian epithet ushumgal “great serpent” or “dragon”: An/Anu, Ningishzida/Gishzida, Dumuzi/Tammuz, Inanna/Ishtar, Enlil/Ellil, Enki/Ea and Marduk/Merodach   (Part Two, Please click here for Part One)   Walter Reinhold Warttig Mattfeld y de la Torre, […]

Al-Aqsa CENTURIES IN THE CROSS-HAIRS In Israel the Push to Destroy Jerusalem’s Iconic Al-Aqsa Mosque Goes Mainstream This ancient site that dates back to the year 705 C.E. is being targeted for destruction by extremist groups that seek to erase Jerusalem’s Muslim heritage in pursuit of colonial ambitions and the fulfillment of end-times prophecy. 5*+

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  By Whitney Webb The iconic golden dome of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa mosque, located on the Temple Mount or Haram el-Sharif, is the third holiest site in Islam and is recognized throughout the world as a symbol of the city of Jerusalem. Yet, this ancient site that dates back to the […]

Zionism in the US 1917-1948 – Lawrence Davidson

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The past as prelude: Zionism and the betrayal of American democratic principles, 1917-1948 By Lawrence Davidson Journal of Palestine Studies XXXI, no. 3 (Spring 2002), pp. 21-35. Drawing on State Department records and other contemporary sources, this article shows how biblical romanticism took precedence over traditional democratic values in shaping the U .S. Middle East […]

BABYLONIAN LEGEND OF THE CREATION – George Smith

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CHAPTER V. Mutilated condition of tablets.—List of subjects.—Description of chaos.—Tiamat.—Generation of gods.—Damascius.—Comparison with Genesis.—Three great gods.—Doubtful fragments.—Fifth tablet.—Stars.—Planets.—Moon.—Sun.—Abyss or chaos.—Creation of moon,—Creation of animals.—Man.—His duties.—Dragon of sea.—Fall.—Curse for disobedience.—Discussion.—Sacred tree.—Dragon or serpent.—War with Tiamat.—Weapons.—Merodach.—Destruction of Tiamat.—Mutilation of documents.—Parallel Biblical account.—Age of story. I HAVE related in the first chapter the history of the discovery of […]