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Babylon's fall

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"Mene, mene, tekel upharsin" - a prophecy (aramaic) of doom from the book of Daniel, appears "magically" on the palace walls of babylon's King Belshezzar during a royal feast after he blasphemes and drinks from the golden sacred cups of the temple of Jerusalem, he is eventually killed indirectly by his own orders the same night and his kingdom is divided between the Persians and Darius the Mede. (556-539 BC ?) [link]




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Image size
1692x1692px 914.02 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon PowerShot A590 IS
Shutter Speed
1/501 second
Aperture
F/4.0
Focal Length
8 mm
ISO Speed
80
Date Taken
Apr 2, 2010, 5:26:05 PM
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SLpImpressions's avatar
One of my favorite books--the book of Daniel
some heavy duty prophesy regarding world empires.
very very interesting stuff.
well--not as heavy as Revelations.
:sherlock:
informative you are.