During his reign as king of the great city Babylon he succeeded in many great accomplishments. ... Making this the last thing Zedekiah saw he then put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon. ... One of these was the Great Wall of Babylon or Median Wall that was built to keep out potential invaders. ... Nebuchadnezzar also rebuilt the entire city of Babylon during his forty-three year reign. ... The name Babylon means "gate of god". ...

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Page 1 Babylon, the Babylonian word for Bab-ilium which means the 'gate of god'), is one of the most important cities of the world. ... Babylon was not a very sophisticated capital but grew during the Third Dynasty of Ur. ... At the center of a great and rich trading empire, the people of Babylon had access to exotic goods and manufactured items from throughout the world. ... (www.geocities.com) In conc...

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