The expansion of his cult closely paralleled the historical rise of Babylon and , after assimilating various local deities , including a god named Asarluhi , he eventually came to parallel Enlil as the chief of the gods .
Marduk is the national god of the Babylonians .
The expansion of Marduk 's cult closely paralleled the historical rise of Babylon and , after assimilating various local deities , including a god named Asarluhi , he eventually came to parallel Enlil as the chief of the gods .
Marduk is the national god of the Babylonians .