. Babel and Bible;. is story found widespread diffusion inCanaan. Nay, the poets and prophets of the Old Testa-ment went so far as to attribute directly to Yahveh theheroic deeds of Marduk, and to extol him as the cham-pion that broke the head of the dragons in the water(Psalms lxxiv. 13 et seq. ; lxxxix. 10), and under whomthe helpers of the dragon stooped (Job ix. 13). Passages like the following from Isaiah li. 9:Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Yahveh; awake,as in the days of old, in the generations of ancient times. Art thounot it that hath cut Rahab in pieces and pierced the drago
. Babel and Bible;. is story found widespread diffusion inCanaan. Nay, the poets and prophets of the Old Testa-ment went so far as to attribute directly to Yahveh theheroic deeds of Marduk, and to extol him as the cham-pion that broke the head of the dragons in the water(Psalms lxxiv. 13 et seq. ; lxxxix. 10), and under whomthe helpers of the dragon stooped (Job ix. 13). Passages like the following from Isaiah li. 9:Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of Yahveh; awake,as in the days of old, in the generations of ancient times. Art thounot it that hath cut Rahab in pieces and pierced the dragon? or passages like that from Job xxvi. 12: He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understand-ing he smiteth the dragon, read like explanatory comments on the little image whichour expedition found representing the god Marduk, ofthe powerful arm, the far-seeing eye, and the far-hearingear, the symbol of intelligence clad in majestic glory,with the conquered dragon of the primeval waters at hisfeet (Fig. 44)..
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