You shall be the father of a multitude of nations. . i will make nations of you, and kings shall come forth from you. and i will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be god to you and to your descendants after you. and i will give to you, and to your descendants after you, the land of your sojournings [short stay], all the land of canaan. according to the hebrew bible, who was the recipient of this promise? solomon abraham david moses

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when we think of a­ncient paga­n kings, the ideas of justice and fairness probably aren't the first things to come to mind. we moderns may be more likely to imagine fickle, power-hungry despots who were ready to put someone to death on a whim. but king hammurabi, who ruled a prosperous and thriving babyloniaalmost four millennia ago, doesn't quite fit that mold. he claimed to have protect the weak from oppression, and scholars believe he fostered an atmosphere of justice and righteousness for his people.

this belief is based on an object that was discovered only a century ago. it has already earned a place alongside the rosetta stone as one of the most important artifacts of the ancient world. this stela (stone pillar) bears the inscription of the code of hammurabi, and it has shed light on the laws, culture and life in babylonia.

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