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* - The name of Abram (Abi-ramu) occurs in ancient Mesopotamia records. <more to come> | * - The name of Abram (Abi-ramu) occurs in ancient Mesopotamia records. <more to come> | ||
* - Babylon. - (32°32.11″N, 44°25.15″E) | * - Babylon. - (32°32.11″N, 44°25.15″E) | ||
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* - In the region of Paran - (30° 3'59.78"N 34° 0'52.91"E) - '''Genesis''' | * - In the region of Paran - (30° 3'59.78"N 34° 0'52.91"E) - '''Genesis''' | ||
* - More on Sheshonk I; lists the “Field of Abram" - '''See: Genesis 23:1-20.''' | |||
* - Haran. Located on a trade route between such cities as Damascus, Nineveh, and Carchemish. - '''Genesis'''... | * - Haran. Located on a trade route between such cities as Damascus, Nineveh, and Carchemish. - '''Genesis'''... | ||
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* - The Israelites descend from Abraham's grandson Jacob (who was later named Israel). | * - The Israelites descend from Abraham's grandson Jacob (who was later named Israel). Some critics though dismiss this as "etiological myths" and also usually favor the belief "Israelite culture did not overtake the region, but rather grew out of Canaanite culture." (quote taken from: '''http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jew#Origins''') However, consider the name Israel; The Merneptah Stele (circa 13th Century B.C.E) and an even earlier Egyptian inscription (circa the 15th Century B.C.E.) seems to contain some of the earliest known extra-Biblical references to name of "Israel." These ancient inscriptions would thus seemly lend weigh well to Israel's sense of identity from even the earliest times of their existence. - ('''http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-israel/does-the-merneptah-stele-contain-the-first-mention-of-israel/''') | ||