07-04-2024, 02:16 PM
(07-03-2024, 07:43 PM)Ed Hurst Wrote: Good stuff. In particular, I endorse the idea that the earthly Tigris and Euphrates were likely named after the stories floating around about Eden, and not the actual rivers in Eden itself.
Yeah, this makes more "sense" to me. Looking at Wikipedia real quick, there are Ugaritic versions of the story that probably precede the Genesis version. But that's an interpretation. Would still love to hear all the stories contemporaneous with Genesis.