According to the Sages, it was Esther who asked the Jewish community to write the Megillah, so that they would remember her: ...

In addition to geographical features, the map contains references to Marduk, the Babylonian god of creation, and mythical creatures such as Scorpio-man and Anzu, a lion-headed bird. These ...

He took particular pride in Babylon, which he called “the city of his heart.” His devotion to the city’s grandeur stemmed from his deep piety—he was a fervent worshiper of Marduk, the supreme deity of ...

Belshazzar was the final king over Babylon before the empire fell to the Medes and Persians. His name likely means “Bel, protect the king.” Bel (Marduk) was the primary Babylonian god. While a king, ...

Some scholars have linked the Tower of Babel with known structures, particularly Etemenaki, a ziggurat dedicated to the Mesopotamian god Marduk, in Babylon. But with all the myth, folktale, and ...

In the Babylonian epic of creation, called the Enuma Elish ("When above..."), the chief god to emerge in Babylon, Marduk, slew the dragon Tiamat, a personification of the sea and watery depths. He ...

With these, Babylonian astrologers estimated when Jupiter and Saturn would be visible. Chaos monster and sun god of Mesopotamia. Some accounts describe the scene as Marduk (with a thunderbolt) ...