Hammurabi (03)

1. What did Hammurabi do that made him famous?

We know the name of Hammurabi today chiefly because of the laws he made., because of what has been called his eponymous code. Unlike earlier Sumerian law codes, which had apparently focused on compensating the victim of the crime, the Law of Hammurabi was one of the first law codes to place greater emphasis on the physical punishment of the perpetrator. It prescribed specific penalties for each crime and is among the first codes to establish the presumption of innocence. They were intended to limit what a wronged person was permitted to do in retribution. People often compare Hammurabi's law with Moses' law, highlighting similarities.

2. What was the name of Hammurabi's city? Where was it?

Babylon in Mesopotamia.

3. Tell what you know of the story of Abraham

We know from the Bible that Abraham was originally from Ur (see map). God called him out of utter paganism to the Promised Land which he came to via Harran.

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