Surely you don't believe in Zeus, Set, Thor, Baal, winged angels, spirits, ghosts, demons, and zombies?
It's a historical fact that the Assyrians/Babylonians and Persians ruled the Middle East for centuries. Israel was never an independent country. It was always someone's bitch. Even Egypt was their flunky at various times. The Bible stories are just an attempt to put a positive spin on being a doormat.
http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/ancassy.htm
http://www.science.co.il/Maps-Near-East-Empires.asp
Read Genesis 2:14.
It's a historical fact that the Assyrians/Babylonians and Persians ruled the Middle East for centuries. Israel was never an independent country. It was always someone's bitch. Even Egypt was their flunky at various times. The Bible stories are just an attempt to put a positive spin on being a doormat.
http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/ancassy.htm
http://www.science.co.il/Maps-Near-East-Empires.asp
Read Genesis 2:14.