Adam and His Kin 17-18
Friday, March 9th, 2007
Chapter 17 discusses the gods and goddesses that the people now began (continued) to worship. Stories of Tammuz were similar to the ones that had been spread around about Nimrod after his death, while Ishtar’s legends were like those Nimrod’s wife Semiramis had out out about herself. Cuneiform writing was birthed at this time, as men struggled to cope with writing in their new languages. It is easy to see how history became so confused since old writings could no longer be read by most of the people, and so new histories must be written.
It is worth noting the story of Ham’s son Menes. He was also known as Mizraim, and we will hear much of him later. As a foretaste, he diverted the Nile River to reclaim the marshland and built the city of Memphis. Ham’s other descendants included Casluhim and Caphtorim who settled on Crete, and Sidon, as well as those who lived on the Sinai Peninsula. Japheth’s descendants were the Hellenists and the Medes. Abraham was a descendant of Shem.
Noah died at 950 years old, about the same time Abraham was born, about 2006 years after the world was created, 350 years after the flood, almost 27 lifetimes into the history of mankind. We’re a quarter of the way to now!
Since The Book of God starts with Abraham, we will stop here with Adam and His Kin. Do read the last chapter, but our discussion will pick up Monday with part one, chapter one of The Book of God.
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