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Atheists & Agnostics

whatthehey

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6. Well yes there is that.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 06:34 PM

Feb 2014

But on this topic we need to know when camels first appeared in Egypt, or realms with which they traded really.

There are certainly previous absurdities, but they can be claimed as miracles. A random non-believer casually giving Abraham animals that were not yet domesticated or maybe even available to him is a bit tougher to explain, if the 9th BCE holds for Egypt too.

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Archaeologists Carbon-Date Camel Bones, Discover Major Discrepancy In Bible Story [View all] Brainstormy Feb 2014 OP

Between this LostOne4Ever Feb 2014 #1

Interesting, thanks. They came later to Egypt... onager Feb 2014 #2

Very interesting! JNelson6563 Feb 2014 #3

Bit of an issue here whatthehey Feb 2014 #4

First mention in the Bible - Genesis 12, when a Pharaoh gives him some muriel_volestrangler Feb 2014 #5

Well yes there is that. whatthehey Feb 2014 #6

Carbon dating? Curmudgeoness Feb 2014 #7

I dated carbon a few dimes Gore1FL Feb 2014 #13

Israel Finklestein and Ze'ev Herzog Trajan Feb 2014 #8

Still got that book... uriel1972 Feb 2014 #9

The Sinai thing never made sense to me either. onager Feb 2014 #10

Is it really necessary to find MORE discrepancies in the Bible? dorkulon Feb 2014 #11

Wait. Iggo Feb 2014 #12