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Old 06-06-2010, 05:47 PM   #1
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Default Sumerian Parallels for Abraham

Many of the Genesis stories (the flood, Garden of Eden) have parallels in earlier Sumerian mythology. Is anyone aware of any parallels any of the Abraham stories?
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Tried with "Sumerian sacrifices his son". Got one page and this http://historel.tripod.com/orient/03mesop.htm *not much there except the biblical story.
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