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4 days ago · The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, have long captured the imagination of historians, archaeologists, and travellers alike. Described by ancient writers as a marvel of engineering and horticulture, the gardens were said to have been built by King Nebuchadnezzar II in the ancient city of Babylon, located in present-day Iraq.
5 days ago · The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which were constructed c. 8th–6th century BCE, are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. These gardens are thought to have been located near the royal palace in Babylon, though their exact location has not been determined.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 days ago · What we discover at the tower of Babel is further evidence of God’s ultimate plan for humanity. It was never about destruction but the reversal of sin. By ignoring God’s command to be fruitful and multiply, the citizens of Babel had concluded that their plans were better than God’s.
3 days ago · A preserved portion of the Eanna temple at Uruk. Nebuchadnezzar was the high priest of the Eanna temple from 626/625 BC to 617 BC. Nebuchadnezzar was the eldest son of Nabopolassar ( r. 626–605 BC), the founder of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.
5 days ago · Canadian author Michael O’Brien brings home a piece of this long history in his latest novel, The Rivers of Babylon. It is told through the eyes of the prophet Ezekiel (“Yezekiel,” according to his proper Hebrew name.)
5 days ago · Consider the thrill of the hunt, the joy of the backyard vegetable patch, the wonder of the child watching an egg hatch. And consider, for a moment, with nuclear reactor towers nestled between mountains on the horizon, an American continent again covered in great herds of millions of bison.
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1 day ago · Today’s Responsorial Psalm is the heart wrenching lament: “By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.” The cause of this great lament in described in the first reading from the book of Kings, the Babylonian Exile. The city of Jerusalem (Zion) is attacked and destroyed by the Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar.
