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Abraham traced his lineage to Babylonian giants (1)

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01 Religious and ideological doctrines and imagery
04 Religious and philosophical literature and poetry


 		Keywords
Babylon
Bel
tower of Babylon
Period
3rd century CE
Roman Empire 		Channel
Christian-Greek philosophers and scholars

Text
Eusebius, Praeparatio 9.18.2:
In some anonymous writings we discover that Abraham traced his lineage to the giants. When these (giants) were living in Babylonia, they were slain by God on account of their impiety. One of them, Belus, escaped death (and) settled in Babylon, and after building a tower lived in it. It was called Belus after its builder Belus.

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Eusebius, Praeparatio 9.18.2

Bibliography

Reeves 1992, 112Reeves, John C. “Utnapishtim in the Book of Giants?.” Journal of Biblical Literature 112 (1992) 110-115. [JSTOR (requires subscription)]

Amar Annus


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