Babylonians
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The Babylonians or Amorites were the people who conquered Mesopotamia in 1800 BC, from their established their capital at Babylon.
Formation of Kingdom
Great leader Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC) made Babylon the capital and center of his kingdom. Babylon, centered on the Euphrates river in modern day free Iraq, was one of the largest cities in the world at its time. It people drew much of their beliefs from the Sumerians. [1]
Culture and Beliefs
Babylonian religious belief is centered on a creation story, described in 6 tablets of stone hieroglyphics with a seventh glorifying the work done by God. Due to their proximity to the early People of God, perhaps this is an echo of a shared memory of the true creation. [2]