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Did Genesis Borrow From Much Older Mesopotamian Creation Stories?

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Published Oct 15, 2026, 1:45 PM · 1d ago

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Joe Rogan and his guest discuss how some Genesis stories may relate to older Sumerian, Babylonian, and other ancient Near Eastern traditions. The conversation explores ancient king lists, flood narratives, and the possibility that the Tower of Babel reflects a real Babylonian structure that remained unfinished. They also examine how biblical traditions may have been adapted from ideas circulating centuries earlier. Pasted markdown Genesis origins, Sumerian king list, Mesopotamian mythology, Tower of Babel, Babylonian creation stories, ancient flood myth, Enuma Elish, biblical history, ancient Near East, Joe Rogan
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