Noah’s FarmĪfter the flood, God told Noah and his sons to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth (Genesis 9:1). But unlike Enoch, there are archaeological remains of Babel that can be studied today. Like the city of Enoch, Babel was ultimately destroyed and left in ruins. Outside of Noah’s farm (Genesis 9:20), this was where civilization re-began and, more properly, self-destructed. The flood destroyed every city that existed prior to it (e.g., the city of Enoch, per Genesis 4:17). In fact, it was the first city that was established after the global flood of Noah’s day. The city was given to the Israelites after the conquest to judge the Canaanites for their sin against God (e.g., Leviticus 18).Īhh, but Babel-now that is an ancient city. Jerusalem was founded by Jebus and his offspring, the Jebusites, one of the Canaanite tribes after the confusion event at Babel. They were near Jebus, and the day was far spent and the servant said to his master, “Come, please, and let us turn aside into this city of the Jebusites and lodge in it.” With him were the two saddled donkeys his concubine was also with him. However, the man was not willing to spend that night so he rose and departed, and came opposite Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). Jerusalem is mentioned in Judges 19:10–11 (NKJV). In Scripture, Jerusalem is also called the city of Jebus, Salem, the city of God, Zion, city of David, and so on. But even those cities are not as old as Jerusalem (which means the “peace of Jebus,” “possession of peace,” “foundation of peace,” “teaching of peace”- Salem, or shalom, means “peace” by the way). And these US cities are nowhere near as old as London, England (almost 2000 years old), or Rome, Italy (founded around 750 BC). ![]() ![]() Yet, Cincinnati is not as old as New York (formerly New Amsterdam, founded in 1625).
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