[SunkenCiv]

The curse tablet calls on Iao, the Greek name for Yahweh, god of the Old Testament, to strike down Babylas who is identified as being a greengrocer. CREDIT: Photo courtesy Professor Alexander Hollmann

[humblegunner]

Babylas the greengrocer probably tried to force his healthy veggies on the Antioch schoolchildren as mandated lunch fare.

Curse him indeed.

[4yearlurker]

“This is Joe Carchonie with your tip for the day”

[stormer]

[martin_fierro]

Ping.

[blueunicorn6]

Yep. You get that bag of potatoes home, and there’s the rotten one hidden in the middle of the bag. Curse you! Curse you, you apron-wearing leaf-cutting rascal!

[decimon]

The curse calls upon Iao, the Greek name for Yahweh, the god of the Old Testament, to afflict a man...

I didn't know they had FReepers back then.

[ExCTCitizen]

Really the curse was put on him by another greengrocer, because he opened up that day’s version of Wal-Mart. Also he operated 24/7.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

This curse didn’t happen to mention billy goats or the Cubs did it?

[csense]

"O thunder-and-lightning-hurling Iao, strike, bind, bind together Babylas the greengrocer, as you struck the chariot of Pharaoh, so strike his [Babylas'] offensiveness."

"O thunder—and-lightning-hurling Iao, as you cut down the firstborn of Egypt, cut down his [livestock?] as much as..."

This could very well show that not only was Exodus a true event, but that it was common knowledge at the time. Anyone who's ever read the Old Testament (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, etc.)knows that according to those books, everyone at the time knew who God was. They were all aware of him, even those that worshiped other Gods.