10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar. Take notice of the term “before the Lord”. The way it was translated, you would think ...
But simultaneously, it’s G-d’s nature to be “el erech apayim”- a G-d who is slow to anger. We pray, in our selichot and at other times, that G-d’s divine attribute of mercy overcome ...