Study Materials to help with your Bible study. Some features were disabled. Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz, Nebuchadnezzar's Image (Part Two): Chest and Arms of Silver. Eusebius says that Ninus and Semiramis reigned in the time of Abraham., For the age of Shem see Genesis 11:10, 11. These works were published under the permission of Sir Henry Rawlinson between 1870 and 1884. , 1 Timothy 3:16 what is the correct reading? God has provided clues throughout Biblical history suggesting the lineage of His Seed. This clip explores the role that the Pagan Mother Goddess Semiramis has been playing ever since the time after the Great Flood of Noah. Ashtoreth and Tammuz, the mother and child of these hardy adventurers, became Isis and Horus in Egypt, Aphrodite and Eros in Greece, Venus and Cupid in Italy, and bore many other names in more . The simple fact is the story has no historical basis and when studied is shown completely fictional. If they are the same person just worshipped by different people under different names then this would be expected. The answer to this question is indeed much simpler than the way in which Alexander Hislop went about drawing his conclusion. Myths from civilizations of antiquity describe the sun god (deified Nimrod) fathered Tammuz using a sunbeam to impregnate the maiden Semiramis. These he called class 1, 2 and 3. Hislop asserts that Semiramis was instrumental in Nimrod's plan to rebel against God, and he speaks of the woman's unusual ability to manipulate the will of men. Nimrod became the Roman god Bacchus, which means, the son of Cush. Bacchus was god of wine and revelry. The prophet, Jeremiah, spoke the Word of God to the Israelites who had participated in Baal worship. She is Gods chosen nation through which His Seed the Son of God would come. The fruit which I have brought forth is the sun.[iv] The sun was Osiris deified Nimrod. In relation to this, the word inferior itself ('ara') means "earth, world, ground." Ancient mythology describes Hermes as the interpreter of languages. And called a lady of love and war. In like manner, some Catholics attribute to Mary the position and characteristics of the third person of their unscriptural trinity, the Holy Spirit. It was first deciphered by Georg Friedrich Grotefend and Henry Creswicke Rawlinson between 1802 and 1848. Please do not hold us to these views forever. The famous Gilgamesh epic is quite similar to the Biblical flood story, except he is the central figure. Whenever you see a claim regarding these 3 people you can guarantee that the source is either The Two Babylons or a work that used it as a source. She became a stumbling block for the Jews and their leaders who first settled this area for many generations. For they have filled the land with violence; then they have returned to provoke Me to anger.". Kronos was also the Roman god Saturn, who devoured his own sons as soon as they were born. This is another pagan practice, a very sexual one involving ritual prostitution. A long description of the building of the city itself is given. Does Jesus forgiving sins mean that he is God? So the older stories of Ishtar and Tammuz and Inanna and Dumuzi do not include the details given regarding Osiris, Isis and Horus. Nimrod became a god-man to the people and Semiramis, his wife and mother, became the powerful Queen of ancient Babylon. This is where the myths of the Egyptians are drawn in and linked with Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz. However it does not deter him from giving us the explanation of how Nimrod died. It cannot go without mention that the child part of Hislops theory is very noticeably lacking in the various writings of the Greek historians that Hislop uses. He stated Semiramis lived five generations before Nitocris. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives valuable insight into the verses that make up the Word of God. These likely symbolized his satanic connection. I will assume that this question is Read more, Supporting Followintruth.com in 2022 Hello, and happy new year to all the followers of FollowInTruth.com. The dragon is none other that Satan, himself. Old Testament Scriptures record the history of this momentous conflict over the millennia preceding the incarnation of Jesus Christ. See what over 150,000 subscribers are already receiving each day. Even here though in all these myths and stories we still do not get the version given by Hislop. Hislop also claims that Semiramis is also known by the name Ishtar. Calming Nimrod's wrath temporarily, she later gave birth to a son named Tammuz. Cyrus, a Persian, initiated the growth of the empire by usurping the Median throne with the help of the Median nobility. It did, however, have a problem with internal unity. Ninus died not long after the birth of Ninyas and so Semiramis ruled alone as queen. The beginning of his kingdom is said in the Genesis passage to be Babel, Erech, and Akkad in the land of Shinar. The trinity got its start in Ancient Babylon with Nimrod - Tammuz - and Semiramis. After human dispersion at the Tower of Babel, worship of the fertility goddess and mother/son duo continued across the ancient world, but the names changed in different locations due, of course to the different languages. Both the Sumerians and their land of Shinar (Sumer) were likely named after this notorious woman! Thank you for signing up for our emails. And so Semiramis became queen. [xii] Eusebius; De Laud, Constantini; chapter 13; p. 267. What the Bible says about The Egyptians commemorated Cush as the god Hermes, which means son of Ham. Hermes was recognized as the author of religious rites and the interpreter of the gods. Deified Cush was revered as several gods of ancient mythology. The city and mountain of Nimrud in Turkey. So the question must be asked, a question that is vitally important to the understanding of this theory. Further to that there is not one single historical writing, including the talmud orthe writings of Josephus, that places these 3 together before Alexander Hislops book, which was written in the 1850s..AD.Hislops claims are fanciful and catch the attention of those with itchy ears. In the Read more, Why did God instruct stoning as a punishment? This means that Catholicism is not Christian at all. The name Sammur-amat is translated Gift of the Sea. The first part of this name, Sammur, becomes Shinar when translated into Hebrew. It bears its Chaldean origin on its very forehead. Ereskiga curses him. The prophetic destruction includes the wicked city itself, as well as the rebellious religion it generated. - Tammuz "the son of Semiramis "( also known asHorus, Mithra, Krishna, Thor, Apollo, Hesus, aka) (whom they believe is re-incarnated Nimrod) . This is the beginning of the belief in reincarnation in all pagan religions. Hislop claims that Ninus is clearly Identified with Nimrod. The rule of Sammu-rammat is debated and is unlikely to be resolved anytime soon. The fictional work of Greek hellenistic writers who combined reality with myth creating nothing more than a Frankenstein's Monster of a character, a goddess named Semiramis. Pagan tradition kept the trinity alive to this day. Yes thats right the 1850s AD. It is said that tempests of wind sent by God against the Tower of Babel overthrew it, and that Nimrod perished in its ruins. Ancient Sumerians knew Semiramis as the goddess Inanna. Having subdued, therefore, his neighbours, when, by an accession of forces, being still further strengthened, he went forth against other tribes, and every new victory paved the way for another, he subdued all the peoples of the East." We know this because the poem is actually a replica of an older Sumerian Poem called Inanna's descent into the netherworld/underworld.The Sumerian poem of Inanna is much longer and more detailed than the Akkadians Ishtar version. His tail swept a third of the stars out of the sky and flung them to the earth. She would later marry her son called Tammuz who was Nimrod reincarnated, which is why some people incorrectly say that the story has Nimrod marrying his mother. Indeed we know for a fact, using Hislop's own reasoning that we cannot do this. Medo-Persia controlled a larger territory than did Babylon, so it was certainly not inferior in political or military might. Plutarch then explains that this is simply allegorical.Again Plutarch explained that the myths of the Egyptians were never to be interpreted as factSimply over time the stories had changed. Hislops argument stands in need of radical revision, Dr. Bruce concludes. The very story that Hislop uses to start all this off, that of Ninus and Semiramis acts as evidence against this as nowhere in the Greek writings relating to Ninus and Semiramis is this version recorded about them. [v] http:www.assyriansocietycanada.org/legend_of_semiramis.htm; http:www.onesimus @ix.netcom; author Bryce Self. She,wanting to accomplish greater things than her predecessor and wishing to establish her fame went about building a city in Babylonia. Therefore Nimrod being associated with Ninus based on this fact fails. The Anunnaki used to marry their first and second degree relatives, in order to preserve their "royal" blood and the right to the throne. Its a troubling question. Ishtar was an Akkadian goddess that PRECEDED the kingdom of Babylon. Inanna gives instructions to her servant E-ana in relation to what she must do when Inanna is in the underworld. She is reputed to have been the founder of the Babylonian mysteries and the first high-priestess of idolatry. If you liked this study please subscribe here. It is now applied to virtually every deity that has existed. Easter derives its name from the Germanic osturmna was the equivalent of April.ostre or Ostara, simply means east or month of the sun from the east. We should constantly be changing from glory to glory into the image of our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ, and thus be open to correction and updates as necessary. [ii] http:www.onesimus @ix.netcom; author Bryce Self, [iii] Alexander Hislop: The Two Babylons; pp 5, 20-21, 30-31, 74-75, 141). Not even Josephus the famous Jewish historian mentions her being Nimrods wife. Only the superior might of Alexander's Macedonian army spelled its downfall. . The two arms of the image symbolize this division. And it is actually in the writings about Ishtar that we are introduced to Tammuz. However Nimrod eventually died and Semiramis in a desperate attempt to hold onto her thrown derived a plan that would ultimately lead to not only retaining the throne but would elevate her to that of goddess. This was mainly done to appease the gods "just in case" they had been offended by the subjugation of their peoples, as well as to smooth relations between the Persians and their vassals. Each abomination is described as being greater in wickedness than the one before. Unlike the cuneiform tablets the kings list attested to by Eusebius is not factual. There is nothing in the Bible that would even hint at the narrative let alone give us this story. Although it was less bloody, warlike, idolatrous, and superstitious than other polytheistic religions of the region, it retained vestiges of ancient beliefs that eventually supplanted it. All our life, every thought, word, and deed is in Her hands . [xiv] ibid, pp. As we see in the story Damuzi was to spend 6 months of the year in the underworld. He has not been mourning for her so she allows them to take him in her place, Damuzi cries out to his brother in law Utu for help. [ii] This probably occurred when Nimrod was consolidating control over that city. Ctesias claimed She is also credited with the Behistun monument which was actually constructed by Darius I to celebrate his numerous conquests.Authored by Darius the Great sometime between his coronation as king of the Persian Empire in the summer of 522 BC and his death in autumn of 486 BC. As the myth grows of Semiramis being a "gift of the sea" and becoming pregnant from a beam of light she becomes known as the Queen of Heaven. Who exactly was Ishtar? She would give birth to their son Ninyas and shortly after this Ninus died. Richard T. Ritenbaugh [41] These claims are still circulated among some groups of evangelical Protestants, [41] in the form of Jack Chick tracts, [42] comic books, and related media. On the other hand, it must be injected here that Cyrus was the instrument that God used to reestablish the Temple in Jerusalem (II Chronicles 36:22-23). Semiramis bore a son named Tammuz (also known as Thammuz, Gilgamesh, Dumuzid, Dumid the Shepherd, Dumuzi, Dumu-zid, or Horus), who she claimed to be the reincarnation of her deceased son and husband, Nimrod. Nimrod appears himself just 4 times in the Bible. In his assertion that Semiramis is Nimrod's wife Hislop even goes against those who deciphered the cuneiform tablets.Hislop stated Sir H. Rawlinson having found evidence at Nineveh of the existence of a Semiramis about six or seven centuries before the Christian era, seems inclined to regard her as the only Semiramis that ever existed. Even the Greek writers in their stories did not include anything regarding sun worship, a reincarnated son or the marriage of a mother and son. [ix] Henry Morris; The Genesis Record; p. 265. Again simply through association and a whole heap of assumption. He is credited for having founded Freemasonry and for building the legendary Tower of Babel, in defiance of God's will. But this is subversive of all history. I'm sure many modern Assyriologists would not be able to claim this so emphatically. The views and opinions expressed in the blogs and video posts are exclusive of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and ideas specifically of Moms of Miracles. They may have studied the sources cited by Hislop to support his theory but modern knowledge proves this false. Many of those said people have done little to no research at all themselves into the claim.They simply take it as if it were true. Mercury purportedly divided the speech of men. Mythology portrays Semiramis as world civilizations worshipped her in that way. Janus and Vulcan are names for the same god. God is not three different persons all rolled into one, neither "a complex unity" as some Christians like to teach. The name, Marduk, was altered by various civilizations of the ancient world due to the languages given at the Tower of Babel. The resurrected Seed ascended to sit at Gods right hand. Layard (in his Nineveh and its Remains) subscribes to this opinion. Opening Two More Childrens Homes in 2019! However, polytheism began in the minds of Cush, Nimrod and Semiramis, who heavily suffused the mystery religion of Babylon with human deification. She claimed a full-grown evergreen tree sprang overnight from a dead tree stump, which symbolized the springing forth unto new life of the dead Nimrod. 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