Since Abraham (Depuis Abraham)
[Updated in February 2012]
It is a difficult problem.
Under Saddam Hussein's administration, the Iraqi people lived outwardly peacefully. Under Mr. Mubarak's administration, the Egyptian people lived outwardly peacefully. Under Mr. Gaddafi's administration, the Libyan people lived outwardly in peace. But, revolution is going on with some precious sacrifices and victims.
Yet, Christ Jesus said not to be upset and afraid.
Nonetheless, Allah is God of wrath.
SECTION I: UR
I have asserted in these years that Christ Jesus is one of descendants of great Abraham; Great Abraham is a member of the Sumerians who built Mesopotamian Civilization.
Accordingly, all the Judaists of the past and today and Christ Jesus Himself are descendants of the Sumerians who built the first human urban civilization in Mesopotamia 6000 years ago. Some traits of the ancient Sumerians must be observed in all the Judaists of the past and today and Christ Jesus Himself. However, Christian scholars and professors never admit this theory. They cannot accept the theory that the Vatican is the last remnant of the Sumerian Civilization and Christianity is the greatest remnant of the Sumerian Civilization.
Ur is considered by many to be the city of Ur Kasdim mentioned in the Book of Genesis (Biblical Hebrew אוּר) as the birthplace of the patriarch Abram (Abraham; Arabic: Ibrahim), traditionally believed to be sometime in the 2nd millennium BC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur
Terah, the tenth in descent from Noah, fathered Abram, Nahor and Haran, and Haran fathered Lot. Haran died in his native Ur of the Chaldees, and Abram married Sarai, who was barren. Terah, with Abram, Sarai and Lot, then departed for Canaan, but settled in a place named Haran, where Terah died at the age of 205. (Genesis 11:27-11:32)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham
The Third Dynasty of Ur, also known as the Neo-Sumerian Empire or the Ur III Empire refers simultaneously to a 21st to 20th century BC (short chronology) Sumerian ruling dynasty based in the city of Ur and a short-lived territorial-political state that some historians regard as a nascent empire. The Third Dynasty of Ur is commonly abbreviated as Ur III by historians of the period...
Even though this period is referred to as the Sumerian Renaissance,[by whom?] this does not imply that the Ur III kings ignored their Akkadian predecessors in favor of Sumerian culture. Rather, this period witnessed a revival of Sumerian language and literature even while the Ur III kings emphasized their ties to the Akkad Dynasty as well[dubious – discuss]...
Some scholars believe that the Uruk epic of Gilgamesh was written down during this period into its classic Sumerian form. The Ur III Dynasty attempted to establish ties to the early kings of Uruk by claiming to be their familial relations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Dynasty_of_Ur#Culture
"Sumerian Renaissance" (3rd Dynasty of Ur)
ca. 2047–1940 BC short chronology
Ur-Nammu of Ur defeated Utu-hegal of Uruk and founded the 3rd dynasty of Ur. Although the Sumerian language ("Emegir") was again made official, Sumerian identity was already in decline, as the population became continually more and more Semiticised.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sumer#1st_Dynasty_of_Uruk
The most important thing is what was happening when the family of Abraham started to leave Ur or started to leave the 3rd Dynasty of Ur. So, the 3rd Dynasty of Ur must be focused on.
Abraham was born in Ur c1996 B.C. Ur was one of the major cities of Sumer (home of the Sumerians) which is located in the south of modern day Iraq.
Abraham was 75 years old before receiving God's calling in Haran. Haran (now Harran) is some 1000km north west of Ur in north western Mesopotamia.
From the age of 75 Abraham spent the next 100 years travelling south west through Damascus and Shechern before reaching Zoan. From Zoan he travelled north east to Hebron where he died at the age of 175.
Despite wandering for 100 years Abraham never received the Promises.
http://www.ccg.org/_domain/abrahams-legacy.org/abrahams-journey.html
SECTION II: The Last Dynasty of Ur
The Vatican has a long history. The Roman Empire and ancient Hebrews had long history each. But, Sumerians had a longer history.
Akkadian gradually replaced Sumerian as the spoken language of Mesopotamia somewhere around the turn of the 3rd and the 2nd millennium BCE (the exact dating being a matter of debate),[11] but Sumerian continued to be used as a sacred, ceremonial, literary and scientific language in Mesopotamia until the first century CE.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sumer#.22Sumerian_Renaissance.22_.283rd_Dynasty_of_Ur.29
The Sumerian language is not a Semitic language. But Akkadian is a Semitic language like present day Arabic and Hebrew are. However, it does not exclude a possibility that Hebrews changed their language from Sumerian to Semitic.
Ibbi-Sin, son of Shu-Sin, was king of Sumer and Akkad and last king of the Ur III dynasty, and reigned circa 1963 BC-1940 BC (Short chronology). During his reign, the Sumerian empire was attacked repeatedly by Amorites. As faith in Ibbi-Sin's leadership failed, Elam declared its independence and began to raid as well.
Ibbi-Sin ordered fortifications built at the important cities of Ur and Nippur, but these efforts were not enough to stop the raids or keep the empire unified. Cities throughout Ibbi-Sin's empire fell away from a king who could not protect them. Ibbi-Sin was, by the end of his kingship, left with only the city of Ur. In 1940 BC, the Elamites, along with "tribesmen from the region of Shimashki in the Zagros Mountains" (Stiebing 79) sacked Ur and took Ibbi-Sin captive; he was taken to the city of Elam where he was imprisoned and, at an unknown date, died.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibbi-Sin
And then, the family of Abraham also left Ur to Palestine.
After the long story of the Sumerians and their kingdoms, the very long stories all depicted in the Old and New Testaments began. Anyway, remember that 4000 years ago Abraham left a Sumerian city Ur and 2000 years ago Christ Jesus left this world.
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Let's check how Sumerians, namely ancestors of Christ Jesus, looked.
Of course the ancient city Ur, associated with Abraham, was situated in today's Iraq. But, Christian population in Iraq which was about 1.3 million before the US War on Iraq has now decreased drastically to 700,000.
Mat 8:25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.
Mat 8:26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.