5. Why did Nebuchadnezzar seem to have reason for boasting?

⁵ “Is not this Babylon the Great, that I myself have built for the royal house with the strength of my might and for the dignity of my majesty?” (Dan. 4:30) Thus boasted Babylon’s king, Nebuchadnezzar, more than six centuries before the Common Era. Nebuchadnezzar seemed to have good reason for boasting, for Babylon was the mightiest city of her time, the capital of the most powerful empire the world had yet seen. The enormous city seemed impregnable, as it was surrounded by massive double walls. It also had an apparently secure water supply​—the Euphrates River—​running through the city. Along the river, inside the city, were huge walls with gates that could be shut to keep out any intruder.

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Ancient Babylon sat astride the waters of the Euphrates River