Season 5, Episode 2 (105)

The First Thousand Years Or SO: The Flood stories of mesopotamia

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Noah and the Flood, the origins of Abraham and Sarah, and the laws of the Book of Exodus, are just a few examples of how deeply influenced the Israelites were by Mesopotamian culture and ideas, which came from the east centuries before the Israelites arrived on the scene.

Timeframe: 2500 BCE – 1700 BCE