The sixth name in the list according to Berossus is Daonos, for whom a corresponding Babylonian cuneiform original has not been found. ...

Let us now compare the names in the Babylonian King List with those in Genesis 5. The first name in the Babylonian King list is Aruru. ...

The Babylonian King List substantiates the ideas we find in the Sumerian King List. It also seems to be the antecedent of the list in...

The fifth figure in the Babylonian list is written in the Greek version as Megalaros. The biblical name is Mahalal-El, which I interpret...

What is the meaning of the the exaggerated ages of the first names in the Sumerian King List, of those figures who reigned before the...

Now as we examine the biblical list in Genesis 5, which closely follows the Babylonian king list, we find a rejection of the former view....

According to the Greeks and all those with whom they shared these ideas, human beings are descended from the gods. The genealogy of the...

As we continue to read the Sumerian King List, we finally begin to see numbers that reflect what we would call historical reality. ...

It appears, therefore, that in all the cultures that developed in the region which has been called "The Cradle of Civilization," there...

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Of interest to us is the fact that there are other literatures, earlier traditions among the peoples of the ancient Near East that...

One conclusion we can make by listing some of the names and their meanings is that this may be a list of professions and occupations; a...

The fifth chapter of the Book of Genesis is the first major stumbling block to those who would like to read the Bible. Unlike the...

The story of a language is inseperable from the story of the people who speak it. The Yiddish language reflects the greatness and the...

The extent of these Jewish languages varied with time and migrations of populations. For more than a millenium, from about 500 B.C.E. to...

A Jewish Language, essentially, a Jewish dialect of the local language spoken by the non-Jewish inhabitants of that land developed as a...

Introduction While each nation has its own distinctive characteristics which set it apart from others, the Jewish People is unique in...

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