Quote:People want evidence for Abraham's existence, but isnt that absurd?
Only to people who are bound and determined to believe whatever bullshit stories they are told. King Arthur was a myth, too. So was jesus.
Quote:27Now these are the records of the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of Abram, Nahor and Haran; and (O)Haran became the father of (P)Lot.
28Haran died in the presence of his father Terah in the land of his birth, in (Q)Ur of the Chaldeans
Genesis 11 27-28.
Which leads to:
Quote:The Biblical text refers to Abraham’s birthplace as “Ur of the Chaldees.” No evidence exists for the term “Chaldean” earlier than the ninth century B.C.
http://fontes.lstc.edu/~rklein/Documents/Ur.htm
As noted, the Chaldeans did not arrive in Mesopotamia until the Iron Age - long after the alleged time of "Abraham."
