Code of Hammurabi -- exodus

A Comparison/contrast Between

the codes of hammurabi & THE BOOK OF EXODUS

Sometime in the early fourth millennium B.C.E. In Mesopotamia (currently Iran, Iraq and formerly Persia), a very critical event occurred which changed the face of civilization, namely the settlement of the great river valley bounded by the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. It was after this pivotal event that writing, art, architecture and new political forms were introduced in Mesopotamia ("The Land Between the Rivers") which brought about the drama so closely linked to Western society.

After several centuries, Semitic nomad shepherds came from the western desert and adopted much of what was then the Sumerian culture. This led to the construction of great cities in the northern regions, such as Kish, Akkad and Babylon. And through the rise and development of these cities, numerous kings emerged that in essence controlled every aspect of...
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