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Deciphering Secrets of Ancient Civilizations, Noah's Ark, and Flood Myths | Lex Fridman Podcast #487
Lex Fridman Podcast·Dec 12, 2025
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The biblical flood narrative is derived from older Mesopotamian literature that predates the Old Testament.
“I don't think there can be any doubt that the general global flood story with the boat, the generic narrative owed its inception to Mesopotamia. The narrative in the Hebrew Bible and subsequently in the Quran and elsewhere is derived from this old Babylonian matter”
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