. Babel and Bible;. Fig. 48. Assyrian Angel. Type representing manly strength and intelligence. (Bas-relief of Kuyunjik. Lenormant, IV., pp. 432-433.) 52 BABEL AND BIBLE. these Paradisian maidens may every god-fearing manchoose unto himself, in addition to the wives that he pos-sessed on earth, provided he cares to have them (and thegood man will always cherish desire for the good). Allhatred and envy has departed from the breasts of the de-vout ones; no gossip, no slander, is heard in Paradise. Se/am, Selam! everywhere; and all utterances ccm-. Fig. 49. Angels with Eagle Holy Tree i
. Babel and Bible;. Fig. 48. Assyrian Angel. Type representing manly strength and intelligence. (Bas-relief of Kuyunjik. Lenormant, IV., pp. 432-433.) 52 BABEL AND BIBLE. these Paradisian maidens may every god-fearing manchoose unto himself, in addition to the wives that he pos-sessed on earth, provided he cares to have them (and thegood man will always cherish desire for the good). Allhatred and envy has departed from the breasts of the de-vout ones; no gossip, no slander, is heard in Paradise. Se/am, Selam! everywhere; and all utterances ccm-. Fig. 49. Angels with Eagle Holy Tree in the Centre. (British Museum.) elude with the ringing words: el-hamdu lillahi rabbi-l-^alamin, the praise is the Lords, the master of all crea-tures. This is the culminating point in the development ofthat simple and unpretentious Babylonian conception ofthe crystal-clear water which god-fearing men were des-tined to drink in Sheol. And these conceptions of the BABEL AND BIBLE. 53 torments of Hell and of the blissful pleasures of Paradiseto-da}T swa}7 the hearts of untold millions. It is well-known, also, that the conceptions of themessengers of the gods, or of the angels, with which theEgyptians were utterty unacquainted, are characteristi-calhy Babylonian, and also that the conception of cheru-
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