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. Ninus then returned to the west where he founded a new city which he named after himself, Nineveh. And called a lady of love and war. Another myth has Isis and Osiris producing Apollo before they had even left their mothers(Rhea) womb. History which even Hislop himself was unaware of. She claimed that her son, was both the father and the son. From the beginning of time, Satan has done everything in his power to destroy that lineage. The infant represents the Seed of the woman, prophesied thousands of years earlier in Genesis 3:15. Sammu-Ramat, more famously known as Semiramis, was the queen regent of the Assyrian Empire (reigned 811-806 BCE) who held the throne for her young son Adad Nirari III until he reached maturity. Check out this quick teaching that goes a little deeper into the Hebrew. I have certainly come across many in my time both studied and unstudied, hey I used to use this myself. Most people will be aware of the claims made regarding Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz. Persia was literally more "earthly" or "worldly" than Babylon in God's eyes. It is interesting to note though that rather early on in his work, Plutarch makes the point that the Egyptians did not take these stories as being that of fact rather they were actually just stories that were allegorically constructed and symbolic. Tammuz and Nimrod are names for the same person. However, his claims are historically, biblically and factually incorrect. Genesis 10- 11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, Asshur was the 2nd son of shem , Asshur is also the name of a people (the assyrians). 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. However with the discovery of the cuneiform tablets it showed that what was previously believed may not be as accurate as what was once believed. There is nothing in the Apocrypha writings that can be used to link them together. Nimrod, the great-grandson of Noah through the line of Cush (Genesis 10:8). But its principle of dualism lived on in Gnosticism and the mystery religions of the Roman Empire. This simply has no factual historical basis. She would give birth to their son Ninyas and shortly after this Ninus died. All of which are attested to by the kings list of the Assyrians. 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. Listen! that from Astarte, whose name in Nineveh was Ishtar,, Hislop does this and then uses it to attack the festival of Easter. So it cannot be stated that the story is a biblical one. Baal worship was an abomination to God and a major factor provoking His judgment on the Canaanites and Israelites. Yes, he was god the father and god the son - The first divine incomprehensible trinity. The Two Babylons; Alexander Hislop, p.51. So where did Hislop get these ideas from? This meant that the real basis of power in the empire was the army, even above that of the king, although the king supposedly controlled the army. Sir Henry Rawlinson started deciphering the previously unknown information contained on these tablets. Eusebius references the Babylonian writer Berossus, complaining that the Greeks attributed to Semiramis great building projects she had no hand in, while Polyaenus references inscriptions of hers testifying to her exploits and the construction of impregnable walls of her cities. El mito anti navideo promovido por algunos grupos como los Testigos de Jehov y algunos evanglicos, y que asocia a Nimrod, Semramis y Tamuz, ensea que Nimrod naci precisamente el 25 de diciembre. No mortal has removed my veil. This story of Nimrod, Semiramis and Tammuz in any form regardless of the details or variation is found nowhere in the Bible. The answer to this question is indeed much simpler than the way in which Alexander Hislop went about drawing his conclusion. Ninus and Semiramis had a son called Ninyas who would eventually rule after Semiramis. 2:12; 3:7, 1 Kings 18:19; 2 Kings 21:7). The claims in this book are the basis on which the claims made by most people who state Nimrods wife was Semiramis. After Onnes refused Ninus commanded him to do so with threats of pulling out the eyes of Onnes. So it cannot be stated that the story is a biblical one . So the older stories of Ishtar and Tammuz and Inanna and Dumuzi do not include the details given regarding Osiris, Isis and Horus. Nimrod is mentioned just 4 times, Tammuz once and Semiramis not even once. Who exactly was Ishtar? 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. The dragon stood in front of the woman who was about to give birth, so that he might devour her child who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. He initiated the rebellion against God. 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. Damuzzi was a shepherd god and associated with vegetation. Nimrod is mentioned just 4 times, Tammuz once and Semiramis not even once. Hislop links Semiramis to Ishtar by way of easter through the goddess Astarte who was another supposed version of Semiramis. Genesis10-9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the Lord. All of which seem, by its silence on the matter, to be irrelevant to the Biblical narrative. Literally changing both the verse and its meaning to fit his claims. He then uses some things that are attributed to Ninus such as being warlike and a hunter.These attributes are linked to Nimrod through similarities. Sumerians worshipped the mother/son duo. When she reaches the gates of the underworld she asks the gatekeeper to let her in. In verse 16, the prophet sees a fourth vision in the inner court of the Temple"about twenty-five men with their backs toward the temple and their faces toward the east, and they were worshipping the sun toward the east." Unlike the Babylonians, the Persian Empire centered squarely on its military and political bases rather than its religious, cultural, or economic life. If the death of Osiris should be taken as the death of Nimrod then the death of Ninus should be the same if Ninus was Nimrod. Nimrod, who was born on December 25th, the High Sabbath of Babylon, was the founder of Babylon and the city of Nineveh. Parts of the story are shown in many different Egyptian texts. 135 Merrill and Maye Rd. Osiris was also a vegetation god, as Horus was believed to be Osiris Damuzi who we know was Tammuz was linked to Horus by way of Osiris and so Tammuz became the equivalent of Horus.. (all very complicated indeed). Better than the last few have been. The simple fact is the story has no historical basis and when studied is shown completely fictional. The most popular version is that Nimrod and Semiramis were king and queen of Babylon. Ultimately invalidating both.The work of Justin were an epitome of Trogus Pompeius (cited by Hislop) whoes own works were based upon the works of Ctesias. Babel means the gate of god, but it can also mean son of Bel. Perhaps Nimrod named the city of Babel after himself, as the son of Bel (Cush). (Http/www.1dolphin.org/Nimrod.html; author Bryce Self). Nimrod married his own mother, whose name was Semiramis. contact@findinghopeministries.org Nimrod is never referenced as having a wife or a child. Myths and legends of goddesses have been integrated into her story which is very different than that of the actual Sammuramat. The language was at first called Babylonian and/or Assyrian, but has now come to be known as Akkadian.From 1850 onwards, there was a growing suspicion that the Semite inhabitants of Babylon and Assyria were not the inventors of cuneiform system of writing, and that they had instead borrowed it from some other language and culture. However the works of Ctesias of Cnidus no longer remain in full today, they are found only in citations and epitomies of other writers such as Diodorus Siculus, Pompeius Trogus who are both cited as sources for his information by Hislop in his book and also Nicolaus, who all published writings between 36 BC and 9 AD and all of which based their chapters on Assyrian history from the writings of Ctesias in his Persika. If nobody before Alexander Hislop had ever written about Nimrod , Semiramis and Tammuz together how did he come up with the theory in the first place? The answer to this question is indeed much simpler than the way in which Alexander Hislop went about drawing his conclusion. Semiramis is not stated as being Nimrods wife, they are are not described as the King and Queen of Babylon and never described as having a son. Ninus using this information would eventually capture Bactra. ), New Release Christian Books for Free for a Simple Review. In like manner, some Catholics attribute to Mary the position and characteristics of the third person of their unscriptural trinity, the Holy Spirit. The fruit which I have brought forth is the sun.[iv] The sun was Osiris deified Nimrod. This article will focus initially on the Nimrods wife, Semiramis, as she was instrumental in the formation of the wicked mystery religion of Babylon. It will then explain how Nimrods father, Cush and ultimately Nimrod, himself, were incorporated into this system of worship. 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. Easter does not derive its name from Ishtar and neither does it come from ostre. The story of Osiris is nothing like that of Ninus. But no matter of the extent of his convictions or the nature of his intent, wrong he was and wrong he remains. 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. Euhemerus was an ancient Greek mythographer who lived around 300 BC. The pagan concept of the trinity began most likely in the days of the Tower of Babel. Hislop used historically incorrect information of Eusabius, Diodorus Siculus and Ctesias of Cnidus in particular, in his work and so came to conclusions that were simply shown incorrect when new historical data was found. So both Nimrod and Ninus being the most ancient King of Assyria. He proclaimed himself high priest of the mystery religion of Babylon. but the assertions regarding Ishtar are simply false. . Itt would seem that Hislop simply chooses which parts of a story and from which version of the story to take and make up the correct story. Satan has feared the prophesied Seed since God pronounced the curse in the Garden of Eden. Indeed, he named his son Nimrod, which means, to rebel. The mythological names of Cush suggest his sin was an inciting cause for Gods worldwide judgment the confusion of languages. . A statement of Plato seems to show, that in his day the Egyptian Osiris was regarded as identical with Tammuz; * and Tammuz is well known to have been the same as Adonis, the famous HUNTSMAN, for whose death Venus is fabled to have made such bitter lamentations. Dumuzi and Inanna) married. This religion has since remained and integrated itself into every major culture of the earth. After Ishtar's descent into the underworld sexual activity on earth ceased. Then, in regard to the death of Ninus, profane history speaks darkly and mysteriously, although one account tells of his having met with a violent death similar to that of Pentheus, Lycurgus, * and Orpheus, who were said to have been torn in pieces. It was also believed until the deciphering off the cuneiforms that Dummuzi was a dying and resurrecting god. It would seem that history and myth have converged together and the Greek hellenistic writers have created a goddess out of a queen. Nimrod appropriated the dragon and the snake as his personal emblems, and from this association various myths about gods and serpents originated in antiquity. Janus and Vulcan are names for the same god. The Bible never refers to the 3 together. It is now applied to virtually every deity that has existed. The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. Nimrod, Semiramis and TammuzThe Myths behind the myth ( Short version part 1). After this, as had already been predicted, her son conspired against her to take the throne. Nanna is angry at Inannas craving for the divine powers, However Father Enki explains how to bring Ianna back, Inanna was caught before she ascended by the Anuna and was instructed to provide a substitute, After the demons ask to take a series of people in her place and being told no by Inanna they come to Damuzi, innanas husband. . When the Lord could no longer endure your wicked actions and the detestable things you did your land became an object of cursing and a desolate was without inhabitants, as it is today. Now i'm certainly not saying that this is the case for everyone, there are many highly studied people who still believe this. People of antiquity recorded a statement Janus reportedly made about himself: The ancients. Therefore we cannot take one version and overlay it onto each other version or we would then have to dismiss versions that do not follow the story with which Hislop has derived. The last book of the Bible, chapters 17 and 18, describes Gods utter destruction of Babylon in the last days. Just to be clear, the concept that God is a Trinity is nowhere in the Bible. Diodorus account again is based upon the writings of Ctesias. Syncellus we must note drew upon the works of Eusebius and Justinus. So based on Plato's statement that Thoth was both a counselor for Osiris and also for Thamus THE KING OF EGYPTthen Osiris and Thamus are the samehold it here. Ninus easily overtook the cities of these people but was unable to take the city of Bactra. Two quotations from supposed saints of Catholicism will suffice to illustrate how far Mary worship goes: ? Most anthropologists credit the Sumerians with the beginning of human civilization. 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. The land of Shinar is the Biblical name for the region of southern Mesopotamia. It was believed that it was the tears shed by the vegetation god that brought the rains and so during the wetter months the god was in the heavens however during the hotter summer months when the rain stopped this was when the vegetation god was in the underworld. The authors are not to be held accountable for any misuse, reuse, recycled and cited or uncited copies of content within this site by others. If you liked this study please subscribe here. What the Bible says about Are you interested in the hidden story of Nimrod found in Genesis? [xiv] ibid, pp. He is not stated as being the son of Nimrod or Semiramis. Semiramis had all of the parts gathered, except for one part that could not be found. ** . Ishtar is then reinstated with all the things that were removed. His wife, Semiramis, proclaims herself Rhea, Mother of the Gods. 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