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Nebuchadnezzar personifies the cryptic reference of “Gog”. His father overthrew Assyria, the dominant world power of the day by forming an alliance with king of Media. The alliance was sealed by the marriage of Nebuchadnezzar to Amytis, the daughter of the king of Media. By this marriage, Nebuchadnezzar became the prince of Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, and Togarmah (Ezekiel 38:2,6).

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“Got a source?”

Last September I taught a course on the book of Daniel. The paragraph was taken from my notes. Some of the sources I used concerning Nebuchadnezzar were:

“Babylonians” by H.W.F. Scruggs,
“A History of Israel in Old Testament Times” by Siegfried Hermann,
“A History of Israel” by John Bright,
and various research on internet sites.

The legend is that “Hanging Gardens” were a gift from Nebuchadnezzar to Amytis because she was bored with the barreness of Babylon and homesick for the green hills of Media.

Nebuchadnezzar to Amytis,