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In 1650 B.C., they were able to gain control of most of Mesopotamia largely because of their advanced warfare, including horse-drawn chariots. Under their rule, life in the Babylonian empire did not flourish artistically or culturally as it did under others’ rule.
In 1650 B.C., they were able to gain control of most of Mesopotamia largely because of their advanced warfare, including horse-drawn chariots. Under their rule, life in the Babylonian empire did not flourish artistically or culturally as it did under others’ rule.
Biblical references to the Hittites were once used by skeptics to question the historical validity of the Bible, since at that time there was no other known reference to them. This ended in 1906 when a British archaeologist unearthed the long-buried capitol of the Hittite Empire, along with many stone tablets in Hittite script.
==Biblical references to the Hittites==
==Biblical references to the Hittites==
In the [[Old Testament]], the Hittites are mentioned more than 50 times, and are described as having descended from Ham's grandson Heth ([[Genesis]] 10:15). Biblical references to the Hittites include [[Abraham]]’s purchase of a burial site from Ephron the Hittite (Gen 23:1-20; 25:7-10) and [[King David]]'s murder of Uriah the Hittite to cover up his sin with Bathsheba [[II Samuel]] 11:3-27).
In the [[Old Testament]], the Hittites are mentioned more than 50 times, and are described as having descended from Ham's grandson Heth ([[Genesis]] 10:15). Biblical references to the Hittites include [[Abraham]]’s purchase of a burial site from Ephron the Hittite (Gen 23:1-20; 25:7-10) and [[King David]]'s murder of Uriah the Hittite to cover up his sin with Bathsheba [[II Samuel]] 11:3-27).
Because no trace of this ancient civilization could be found for a long time, skeptics claimed it proved that the Bible was an unreliable source. However, in 1906-1907 and 1911-1912 when thousands of cuneiform tablets were discovered in Boghaz-keui a Hittite capital. The finds did much to further the credibility of the [[Bible]] as a historical record.
Because no trace of this ancient civilization could be found for a long time, skeptics claimed it proved that the Bible was an unreliable source. However, in 1906-1907 and 1911-1912 when thousands of cuneiform tablets were discovered in Boghaz-keui a Hittite capital. The finds did much to further the credibility of the [[Bible]] as a historical record.<ref>Lorella Rouster, A Creationist Considers the Hittite, CSSH Quarterly, Vol. II, No. 2, Winter 1979, p 22-25</ref>
==Relations with Egypt and Assyria==
==Relations with Egypt and Assyria==