The Biblical city of Calah has been wiped from the face of the Earth by Islamic terrorists.
ISIS has released a video showing their destruction of the town of Calah, also called the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud.
The 7-minute video shows ISIS using sledgehammers, drills and other heavy equipment to destroy ancient artifacts before setting off three barrel bombs that completely destroy the historical site.
The town is 22 miles south of Mosul and was believed to date back to the 13th century B.C.
The town is mentioned in Genesis 10:11 as being built by Nimrod, who the Bible says is the first “mighty man” on Earth.
“Cush fathered Nimrod; he was the first on earth to be a mighty man. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD. Therefore it is said, “Like Nimrod a mighty hunter before the LORD.” The beginning of his kingdom was Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. From that land he went into Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-Ir, Calah, and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.” (Genesis 10:8-12 ESV)
The United Nations has called the action a war crime.
In a new crime in their series of reckless offenses, they assaulted the ancient city of Nimrud and bulldozed it with heavy machinery, appropriating archaeological attractions dating back 13 centuries B.C.,” a statement from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization reads.
“This is yet another attack against the Iraqi people, reminding us that nothing is safe from the cultural cleansing under way in the country: it targets human lives, minorities, and is marked by the systematic destruction of humanity’s ancient heritage,”UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova said.