On Thu, 28 Sep 1995 23:22:47 -0400 Glenn wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
SJ>The Bible indicates the Flood was in Mesopotamia:<<
Glenn replied:
GM>Can you cite a bible verse to support this contention?
On Thu, 28 Sep 95 06:41:32 EDT I sent the following under
the subject: "Re: genealogies"
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On Sat, 23 Sep 1995 12:51:09 -0400 Glenn wrote:
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I also disagree that Glenn's Mediterranean location of the Flood fits
the Biblical description. The Bible indicates the Flood was in
Mesopotamia:
1. The ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat (Gn 8:4), ie. the
land of Urartu to the north of Babylonia.
2. The immediate post-Flood world has Mesopotamian place names, eg.
"Babel" (Gn 10:10; 11:9), "the land of Shinar" (Gn 10:10; 11:2); and
"Nineveh" (Gn 10:11-12).
3. The Flood stories that are most similar to the Biblical Flood story
are Mesopotamian, eg. "Sumerian" ; "Babylonian"; "Akkadian" (Thompson
J. A., "The Bible and Archaeology", Third Edition, Eerdmans: Grand
Rapids, 1982, p15).
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I am behind with my mail, so perhaps Glenn has already discovered this
and responded to it. If so, I apologise for wasting bandwidth.
God bless.
Stephen
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