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Huge building complex unearthed in Iraq near ancient civilisation of Ur
ukmail ^ | UPDATED: 11:17 EST, 4 April 2013 | Hugo Gye

Posted on 04/05/2013 3:10:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin

British archaeologists have unearthed a giant complex near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq.

The area is believed to have been home to Abraham, father of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

As the find is 4,000 years old, roughly the same age as Abraham himself, it raises the tantalising possibility of a direct link with one of history's most significant religious figures.

Complexes of that size from 2,000BC are extremely rare, according to Dr Campbell.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; ur
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To: Bellflower

I never said Abraham fathered the Islam. I said he fathered Ishmael.


21 posted on 04/06/2013 5:09:34 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (My faith and politics cannot be separated)
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To: noinfringers2
The story/revelation needs to note that Christianity stays with Abraham, Isaach, David to Jesus. Islam today comes from Mohammed 500-600 years after Jesus and springs from a son born to Rachael who was put out of the tent of Abraham.

Oh dear!!! I am sure you accidently miswrote Rachel down, instead of Hagar, who was the maid of Sarah, who mothered the child Ishmael. Ishmael was not the child of promise from God, but rather a child of unbelief. Isaac was the son of promise, who was mothered by Sarah.

Rachel was the beloved wife of Jacob, who was the mother of Joseph and Benjamin.

22 posted on 04/06/2013 5:11:22 PM PDT by Bellflower (The LORD is Holy, separated from all sin, perfect, righteous, high and lifted up.)
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To: DJ MacWoW

OK, great! I guess it was the word “actually” that confused me. Glad you know that Abraham is not the father of Islam.


23 posted on 04/06/2013 5:13:14 PM PDT by Bellflower (The LORD is Holy, separated from all sin, perfect, righteous, high and lifted up.)
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To: noinfringers2

I see that you caught this mistake before my post. Sorry for the redundancy. Love my Rachel and wanted to set her wonderful record straight. God bless!


24 posted on 04/06/2013 5:16:12 PM PDT by Bellflower (The LORD is Holy, separated from all sin, perfect, righteous, high and lifted up.)
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To: Bellflower
Islam grew out of this.

Genesis 16: 11-12

The angel of the Lord also said to her (Hagar):

“You are now pregnant
and you will give birth to a son.
You shall name him Ishmael,
for the Lord has heard of your misery.
He will be a wild donkey of a man;
his hand will be against everyone
and everyone’s hand against him,
and he will live in hostility
toward all his brothers.”

25 posted on 04/06/2013 5:22:00 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (My faith and politics cannot be separated)
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To: ZULU

Hey...we were lucky they didn’t blame the Christians and the Jews for destroying Ur.


26 posted on 04/06/2013 9:09:05 PM PDT by Pharmboy (Democrats lie because they must.)
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To: Pharmboy

:)


27 posted on 04/07/2013 5:16:50 AM PDT by ZULU (See: http://gatesofvienna.net/)
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