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   SolomonW to Martin Edwards   
   Re: Ancient Biblical City Of Sodom Was R   
   23 Nov 18 19:17:16   
   
   From: SolomonW@citi.com   
      
   On Fri, 23 Nov 2018 07:46:12 +0000, Martin Edwards wrote:   
      
   > On 11/23/2018 3:58 AM, SolomonW wrote:   
   >> We are not sure of the dating fit in Abraham chronological, although we are   
   >> not sure of the dating of Abraham so it means if this is true that Abraham   
   >> lived much earlier then we think.   
   >>   
   > Abraham supposedly went to the land of Moriah.  Presumably this is where   
   > Jerusalem later stood, and the Dome of the Rock was built on that   
   > assumption.  However there is no mention of a city, and Jerusalem is   
   > very ancient.   
      
   Not sure what you mean here.   
      
   > If Abraham had lived that long ago, how would later   
   > people have known about him?   
      
   The same way we do from books. In the biblical story it is clear that   
   Abraham is literate.   
      
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