Things you've probably forgotten about Iraq

The following, with minor revisions, just in from the internet: You've probably heard that the ruins of ancient Babylon are just outside the city of Baghdad, but did you know the following details about the important history and roles that the region now called Iraq has played down through history?

1. The Garden of Eden was in the area now called Iraq (though, of course, it sure doesn't look much like Paradise on earth today, thanks to Saddam)
   
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 3 Hebrew men thrown into the firey furnace were in Iraq (further, if you accept the interpretation that the 4th person mentioned in the firey furnace was Jesus, then you can say that JESUS has been in Iraq too !)
    
14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon saw the "writing on the wall" in
    Iraq (as Saddam probably did too).
    
15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Children of Israel captive into Iraq.
    
16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.
    
17. The wise men were from Iraq.
    
18. Peter may have preached in Iraq.
    
19. The Babylon described in the Bible was a city in Iraq, as you have probably heard before.
    
    Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible. But do you know which nation is second? 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. Here's why:
    
    
20. Eden was in Iraq--Genesis 2:10-14
    
21. Adam & Eve were created in Iraq--Genesis 2:7-8
    
22. Satan made his first recorded appearance in Iraq--Genesis 3:1-6
    
23. Nimrod established Babylon & Tower of Babel was built in Iraq--
    Genesis 10:8-97 & 11:1-4
    
24. The confusion of the languages took place in Iraq--Genesis 11:5-11
    
25. Abraham came from a city in Iraq--Genesis 11:31 & Acts 7:2-4
    
26. Isaac's bride came from Iraq--Genesis 24:3-4 & 10
    
27. Jacob spent 20 years in Iraq--Genesis 27:42-45 & 31:38
    
28. The first world Empire was in Iraq--Daniel 1:1-2 &2:36-38
    
29. The greatest revival in history was in a city in Iraq--Jonah 3
    
30. The events of the book of Esther took place in Iraq--Esther
    
31. The book of Nahum was a prophecy against a city in Iraq--Nahum
    
32. The book or Revelation has prophecies against Babylon, which was the
    old name for the nation of Iraq--Revelation 17 & 18

No other nation, except Israel, has more history and prophecy associated
with it than Iraq.