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> The story of Abraham begins in “Ur of the Chaldees.” You're presuming some historicity there that I don't think is warranted. A lot of the stories in Genesi
by empath-nirvana 3y ago
> The story of Abraham begins in “Ur of the Chaldees.”
You're presuming some historicity there that I don't think is warranted. A lot of the stories in Genesis had their origin in stories from Mesopotamia, and I wouldn't read much more into that than you'd read into the Aenead claiming that the Romans originated in Troy. They're just borrowing legitimacy from an older historical tradition.
- shusaku 3y agoYou’ve missed his point. He’s just saying that if archeological evidence suggests that Iron Age Israelites are genetically just caaninites, there is no inconsistency with the legend. A shocking number of people in this thread seem to think the exodus narrative would imply the Israelites were Egyptians.