Dragons in Genesis - 005_Cain and Abel (Redo)

005_Cain and Abel (Redo)

02/01/16 • 31 min

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Hidden behind the story of the first muder is a wild collection of older myths that include the god Tammuz and the goddess Inanna and a pair of suitors competing for divine favor. There are stories of sun gods riding into the heavens to learn the secrets of the universe. And maybe there's even a version of the tale that says Cain, not Seth, was the ancestor of Noah. And strangeer still is the possibility that Adam wasn't his father.

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