and Haran died in his hometown of Ur in Babylonia, while his father was still living.

(It was the Babylonians, not the Assyrians, who let the wild animals overrun Tyre. It was the Babylonians who put up siege towers, tore down the fortifications of Tyre, and left the city in ruins. )

I am bringing the Babylonians to power, those fierce, restless people. They are marching out across the world to conquer other lands.

Suddenly the Sabeans attacked and stole them all. They killed every one of your servants except me. I am the only one who escaped to tell you."

David asked him, "Where have you come from?" "I have escaped from the Israelite camp," he answered.