IRAQ?

[larry2]

I received the following email, but haven't verified the statements.

1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq ...
2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization!
3. Noah built the ark in Iraq ...
4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq ...
5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq ...
6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq ...
7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq ...
8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq ...
9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel ...
10. Amos cried  out in Iraq ...
11 Babylon , which is in Iraq , destroyed Jerusalem ...
12.. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq ...
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!)...
14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the 'writing on the wall' in Iraq ...
15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq ...
16 Ezekiel preached in Iraq ...
17. The wise men were from Iraq ...
18. Peter preached in Iraq ...
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 with 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)
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?!

[cs80918]

I like your post except were you called the koran the islamic bible.  Islamic religious book would of been a better choice of words

[the_last_gunslinger]

There really isn't anything wrong with referring to the Koran as the Islamic Bible. The word Bible does not have to specifically be about the Christian canon.
"Bible" can also mean a large tome or book or a library/collection of books. Under this definition, it is still appropriate.

[Bitter Sweet]

The word bible comes from the word Biblioteka which means library. Biblia means bible (book) and bibliography is a list of books.

[DaveW]

The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)
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?!

WRONG!!!!

koran chapter 9 (repentance) verse 11 is this:

9.11  But if they repent, perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat, then they are your brethren in religion. (In this way) We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail for a people who know.

The word "eagle" NEVER appears in the koran at all.

[larry2]

The following verse is from the Koran, (the Islamic Bible)
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?!

WRONG!!!!

koran chapter 9 (repentance) verse 11 is this:

9.11  But if they repent, perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) and give Zakat, then they are your brethren in religion. (In this way) We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail for a people who know.

The word "eagle" NEVER appears in the koran at all.

Thanks Dave. As I posted; I received the following email, but haven't verified the statements. It appears I need to verify the source.

A google search produced the following link; there may be more, and then this source may be incorrect too.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_quran_911.htm
Description: Email hoax
Circulating since: Feb. 2003
Status: False

Qur'an Verse 9:11 - 'The Wrath of the Eagle'
Netlore Archive: Does verse 9:11 of the Qur'an (Koran) predict that the 'wrath of the Eagle would be felt throughout the lands of Allah,' a coded reference to America's response to 9/11?

Analysis: Truth be told, the word "eagle" doesn't appear anywhere in the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an.

[DaveW]

I got that email a few years back and so I went on line to find an english version of the koran to look at it myself and was surprised to find the verse referenced was not in there anywhere.  At first I thought they may have just gotten the reference wrong so I searched on several of the words including 'eagle' and found nothing even close in the entire document.

Why does someone have to make up this total fabrication?  Does God really benefit from us lying?

[DaveW]

1. The Garden of Eden was in Iraq
A guess

2. Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, was the cradle of civilization!
True

3. Noah built the ark in Iraq ...
A guess

4. The Tower of Babel was in Iraq ...
True

5. Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq ...
True

6. Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq ...
Probably true.

7. Jacob met Rachel in Iraq ...
Probably true. (but may have been in modern day Syria)

8. Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq ...
True. (BTW, How did that fish get from the Mediteranean Sea to the Tigris/Euphrates area in only 3 days?)

9. Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel ...
True

10. Amos cried  out in Iraq ...
True

11. Babylon , which is in Iraq , destroyed Jerusalem ...
12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq ...
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!)...
14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the 'writing on the wall' in Iraq ...
15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews captive into Iraq ...
16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq ...
All true

17. The wise men were from Iraq ...
Probably true.

18. Peter preached in Iraq ...
Extrabiblical tradition.

19. The 'Empire of Man' described in Revelation is called Babylon -- which was a city in Iraq ...
But refering both to Rome of that day and to a future evil empire.