English version of the article: Архипов СВ. Книга Берешит как великая компиляция текстов и смыслов Второго переходного периода Египта: пилотная культурологическая, медицинская, археологическая и текстологическая экспертиза преданий против традиционной атрибуции. Введение. О круглой связке бедра. 14.02.2026. The text in Russian is available at the following link: 2026АрхиповСВ
The Book of Genesis as a Great Compilation of Texts and Meanings from the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt: A Pilot Culturological, Medical, Archaeological, and Textological Examination of the Legends versus Traditional Attribution. Chapter 26
By Sergey V. Arkhipov, MD, PhD
CONTENT [i] Abstract [ii] Book of Genesis. Chapter 26 Analysis [iii] Notes to Chapter 26 [iv] AI Agent's Conclusion [v] Content [vi] External links [vii] Application |
The Book of Genesis (Bereshith) was composed in Egypt during the 17th century BCE and reached its definitive protographic form following the Minoan eruption of Thera. This study argues that the work was the result of a collaboration between an Egyptian polymath and a distinguished scribe of Asiatic descent. By analyzing ancient texts, anatomical descriptions, archaeological data, Bronze Age cultural history, and climatic markers, this article demonstrates that the book emerged from the work of a high-ranking socio-political committee within the Egyptian House of Life. We argue that the inclusion of precise anatomical data, such as the ligamentum capitis femoris, serves as a diagnostic marker of this Egyptian medical-scribal collaboration, challenging the late-date theories of the documentary hypothesis.
[ii] Book of Genesis. Chapter 26 Analysis
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Excerpt from the
Book of Genesis (1922LeeserI:31-32)
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Type of
similarity and justification |
Ancient Near
Eastern and Egyptian Contexts (Parallels, Analogies, Convergences,
Borrowings, and Inversions in Archaeology, Culture, Medical Knowledge, and
Historical Facts: Mesopotamia, the Levant, Anatolia, and the Nile Valley)
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1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was
in the days of Abraham ; and Isaac went unto Abimelech, the king of the
Phihstines, unto Gerar. |
Ecologic-Economic Determination. A
notable convergence in documenting climatic shifts—specifically severe
aridity in the Levant—which negatively impacted both crop production and
animal husbandry, resulting in acute food insecurity and subsequent migratory
movements. |
Egypt In «The Admonitions of Ipuwer» (12th Dynasty), we find: «Lo, the great
hunger and suffer, <…> Lo, [one eats] herbs, washed down with water,
Birds find neither fruit nor herbs, One takes --- from the mouth of pigs, No
face is bright ... hunger.» (2006LichtheimM:1.154-155). In the «Prophecies of
Neferti» (reign of Amenemhet I, 12th Dynasty): «Behold: the sun has faded, it
shines no more, and men see it not. There will be no life if the sun is
hidden behind clouds, and all living things are afflicted by its exhaustion.
… There is no water in the river of Egypt; even a foot traveler crosses it. …
The south wind overcomes the north wind… hunger will force people to catch it
[the bird] and consume it for food… disaster will strike the land from this
food of the nomads who have invaded its territories. Enemies will come from
the East; Asiatics will descend into Egypt. … Men will forge copper
weapons and demand bread.» The «Famine Stela» testifies that during a period of social distress, Pharaoh Djoser [3rd Dynasty] ordered immediate sacrifices to be brought to Khnum. (2004РакИВ:158). This inscription, apparently made during the Ptolemaic era, records a period of food shortages.
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1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was
in the days of Abraham ; and Isaac went unto Abimelech, the king of the
Phihstines, unto Gerar.
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Climatically
determined catastrophe. A
similarity in their perception of famine as a fundamental threat to societal
existence, serving as the primary trigger for shifts in the territorial and
social status of populations during the early 2nd millennium BCE. |
Mesopotamia In the Akkadian Epic of Gilgamesh,
famine is invoked in an address to one of the gods: «Instead of your bringing
on the Flood, would that famine had occurred to slay the land!»
(1989KovacsMG:103). The standard version of the «Epic of Gilgamesh»,
first written in the Old Babylonian period (1800-1600 BCE)
(1989KovacsMG:xxii).
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1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was
in the days of Abraham ; and Isaac went unto Abimelech, the king of the
Phihstines, unto Gerar. 2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not
down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of 3 Sojourn in
this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee ; for unto thee, and unto
thy seed, will I give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which
I swore unto Abraham thy father ; … 10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast
done unto us ? How easily might one of the people have lain with thy wife,
and thou wouldst have brought guiltiness upon us. 11 And Abimelech charged
all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be
put to death. … 24 And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I
am the God of Abrarham thy father; fear not, for I am with thee, and I will
bless thee, and multiply thy seed for the sake of Abraham my servant.
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Alimentary and
Intoxicational Delirium. A
similarity is observed in the clinical descriptions of altered consciousness,
which may result from severe exhaustion (hypoglycemia) or systemic
intoxication during infectious diseases (such as typhoid fever), leading to
productive delusional symptoms and hallucinatory experiences..
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Mesopotamia In the Akkadian «Epic of
Gilgamesh», the ailing hero speaks
in a state of delirium: «Enkidu raised his eyes, ... and spoke to the
door as if it were human: "You stupid wooden door, with no ability to
understand ... ! Already at 20 leagues I selected the wood for you, until I
saw the towering Cedar ... Your wood was without compare in my eyes".»
(1989KovacsMG:60). The standard version of the «Epic of Gilgamesh», first
written in the Old Babylonian period (1800-1600 BCE) (1989KovacsMG:xxii). The biblical
narrative may reflect a state of cognitive confusion (altered consciousness)
resulting from hypoglycemia due to severe food shortages.
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1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was
in the days of Abraham ; and Isaac went unto Abimelech, the king of the
Phihstines, unto Gerar. 2 And the Lord appeared unto him, and said, Go not
down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of 3 Sojourn in
this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee ; for unto thee, and unto
thy seed, will I give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which
I swore unto Abraham thy father ; … 10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast
done unto us ? How easily might one of the people have lain with thy wife,
and thou wouldst have brought guiltiness upon us. 11 And Abimelech charged
all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be
put to death. … 24 And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I
am the God of Abrarham thy father; fear not, for I am with thee, and I will
bless thee, and multiply thy seed for the sake of Abraham my servant.
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Nosological consistency. There is a parallel in the recording of specific cognitive distortions
(auditory hallucinations or delirium) as symptoms of central nervous system
damage.
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Egypt The «Edwin
Smith Papyrus» (1650–1550 BCE), specifically in Cases No. 7 and 8, describes
cerebral dysfunction resulting from cranial trauma (1930BreastedJH:175,201; sae.saw-leipzig.de). In Case No. 8
of the «Edwin Smith Papyrus», mention is made of a patient into whom
something demonic has penetrated from the outside; modern translators
interpret this as a clinical description of the consequences of a stroke
(2014MeltzerES_SanchezGM:92; 2; sae.saw-leipzig.de).
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7 And the men of the place asked (him) concerning his wife ; and he
said, She is my sister ; for he feared to say, She is my wife ; lest, (said
he,) the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is of a
handsome appearance. 8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long
time, that Abimelech, the king of the Philistines, looked out at a window, and
saw, and behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekali his wife. 9 And Abimelech
called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife : and how saidst
thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I thought, Perhaps I
may die for her. 10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us ?
How easily might one of the people have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldst
have brought guiltiness upon us.
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Linguo-cultural assimilation. There is a parallel in the reflection of a specific Egyptian speech
formula that served as a marker of intimacy and the elevated status of a
union.
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Egypt Coffin
Texts (2134-2040 BCE) Spell № 148: «The
lightning flash strikes, the gods are afraid, Isis wakes pregnant with the
seed of her brother Osiris. She is uplifted, (even she) the widow, and her
heart is glad with the seed of her brother Osiris. She says: 'O you gods, I
am Isis, the sister of Osiris, who wept for the father of the gods, (even)
Osiris who judged the slaughterings of the Two Lands.» (1973FaulknerRO:125). In «The
Lamentations of Isis», the goddess sings: «I am a woman beloved by her
brother, your wife, your sister by your mother» (1940МатьеМВ:79). Marriage
with a sister was a «most common occurrence» among Egyptians, while «polygamy
was theoretically unlimited, though in practice it was not widespread» (2021МюллерМ:197). Marriages
between brothers and sisters in pharaonic families were contracted «to
preserve the royal bloodline» (2012EshraghianA_LoeysB).
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7 And the men of the place asked (him) concerning his wife ; and he
said, She is my sister ; for he feared to say, She is my wife ; lest, (said
he,) the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah, because she is of a
handsome appearance. 8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long
time, that Abimelech, the king of the Philistines, looked out at a window, and
saw, and behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekali his wife. 9 And Abimelech
called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a surety she is thy wife : and how saidst
thou, She is my sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I thought, Perhaps I
may die for her. 10 And Abimelech said, What is this thou hast done unto us ?
How easily might one of the people have lain with thy wife, and thou wouldst
have brought guiltiness upon us.
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Legal Synonymy of Statuses. There is a clear similarity in the application of
the «wife-sister» legal model, which, in the culture of the mid-second
millennium BCE, served as a legitimate instrument for elevating a woman's
social and juridical status (e.g., in the Nuzi archives). |
Mesopotamia A similar precedent is known from Mesopotamian texts. «According to
the Nuzi marriage contract HSS 5 80:1-23, a certain Hurazzi took to wife one
Beltakkadummi, whereas in HSS 5 69, he adopted the same woman as his sister.»
(1976SelmanMJ:120). Cuneiform tablets from Nuzi date back to the mid-second
millennium BCE (1976SelmanMJ:114).
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18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the
days of Abraham his father, and which the Philistines had stopped after the
death of Abraham ; and he called their names after the names by which his
father had called them. 19 And the servants of Isaac dug in the valley, and
found there a well of springing water. 20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive
with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours : and he called the name of
the well Essek; because they strove with him. 21 And they dug another well,
and they strove for that also : and he called the name of it Sitnah. 22 And
he removed from there, and dug another well ; and for that they strove not: and
he called the name of it Rechoboth, and he said. For now the Lord hath made
room for us, and we shall increase in the land. … 25 And he built there an
altar, and called upon the name of the Lord, and pitched there nis tent : and
the servants of Isaac dug there a well. … 32 And it came to pass the same
day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they
had dug, and they said unto him. We have found water. 33 And he called it
Shibah : therefore is the name of the city Beer-sheba unto this day.
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Hydrological legitimization of power. A similarity in their perception of well
construction and possession as a fundamental act of political dominance and
the legal consolidation of territory by a specific lineage or ruler. |
Mesopotamia In a letter from Yasim-El to his
lord Zimri-Lim (Royal Archive of Mari, ARM 26/2 419), the author boasts of the construction of a well: «I have
dug a well eight reeds deep; I have raised the water level, and I gave
Atamrum water to drink, and he rejoiced greatly.» (1988CharpinD_LafontB:
306-308, archibab.fr). The Mari archive, a key Mesopotamian source, belongs
to the first half of the 18th century BCE (1956Munn-RankinJM:106).
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24 And the Lord appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the
God of Abrarham thy father; fear not, for I am with thee, and I will bless
thee, and multiply thy seed for the sake of Abraham my servant. |
Oneiric Prognostics. There is a notable similarity in the treatment of
dreams as a legitimate channel of communication with the deity. In this
framework, the «oneiric experience» is transformed into a mandatory operative
scenario that dictates subsequent historical or legal actions. |
Egypt «As the Egyptians believed, «The
gods also communicated their will to people in dreams» (2021МюллерМ:208). In «The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant» (Middle Kingdom) there are the
words: «It is the sleeper who sees the dream;» (2006LichtheimM:1.178). In the «Prophecies of
Neferti» (reign of Amenemhet I, 12th
Dynasty) contain an indication of a
prophetic dream: «Risen as god, hear what I tell you, That you may rule the land,
govern the shores, Increase well-being!» (2006LichtheimM:1.136). In «The Story of Sinuhe» (Middle Kingdom) recounts a vision: «Lo, this flight which the servant made-I did not
plan it. It was not in my heart; I did not devise it. I do not know what
removed me from my place. It was like a dream. As if a Delta-man saw himself
in Yebu, a marsh-man in Nubia.» (2006LichtheimM:1.230-231). In «The Instruction Addressed to King Merikare» (Middle Kingdom) speaks of a god who devised magic and
rituals: «He made for them rulers in the egg, Leaders to raise the
back of the weak. He made for them magic as weapons To ward off the blow of
events, Guarding them by day and by night.» (2006LichtheimM:1.106). In Egypt, since the 12th Dynasty, the staff of the «Houses of Life»
(Pr-ʿnḫ), where magic, medicine, and divination were studied, were engaged in
compiling manuals that systematically recorded correspondences between dreams
and the events they foretold (1951GarnotJSF). The Egyptians had specialists
in dream interpretation, and Diodorus reported that above the library of the
Ramesseum there was an inscription: «The Place of Healing for the Soul»
(1972El-AssalG). The «Papyrus Chester Beatty III»
(BM 10683) contains the so-called «Dream Book», possibly dating back to the
12th Dynasty, which provides interpretations of dreams (1935GardinerAH:9).
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31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and they swore one to the
other; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace. |
Diplomatic Immunity. The identity of the speech construction (formulaic
expression) codifies the subject’s transition into the status of a «protected
ally», thereby providing a legal guarantee of his personal safety and
sovereign protection within a foreign jurisdiction.
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Pyramid
Texts (2350-2175 BCE) in Utterance № 697 (2170b): «"Come in peace",
say the Two Enneads to thee.» (1952MercerSAB:518).
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34 And when Esau was forty years old he took to -wife Judith the
daughter of Beeri, the Hittite, and Bahsemath the daughter of Elon the
Hittite. |
Matrimonial Parallelism. The
indication of acquiring two wives serves as a specific characteristic of the «steppe/desert»
hero (Seth/Esau), emphasizing his distinct status outside the primary line of
inheritance. This narrative device reinforces the character's affiliation
with the peripheral, elemental domain.
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Egypt In the myth The Contendings of Horus and Seth (New Kingdom period),
the goddess Neith advises Ra: «Thou shalt double Seth in his possessions, and
thou shalt give him Anat and Astarte, both of thy daughters, and thou shalt
place Horus upon the throne of his father, Osiris.» (1940MathieuMV:86).
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34 And when Esau was forty years old he took to -wife Judith the
daughter of Beeri, the Hittite, and Bahsemath the daughter of Elon the
Hittite. |
Ethnogenetic
Verification. Fixation of
the presence of Indo-European groups (Hittites) in the Levant as a
consequence of a migratory wave element.
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Levant In 1800 BCE, a
case of the presence of a Lycian [Hittite] from Western Asia Minor was
recorded in Byblos, Phoenicia (1966KitchenKA).
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1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was
in the days of Abraham ; and Isaac went unto Abimelech, the king of the
Phihstines, unto Gerar.
14 And he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great
store of servants; and the Philistines envied him. 15 And all the wells which
his father's servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, these the
Philistines stopped, and filled them with earth.
18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water, which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham ; and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
The mention of the Philistines (Sea Peoples) in Canaan is viewed as a redactional emendation of the protograph. The «Philistines» appear in the Levant during the 12th century BCE (2017MaeirAM_HitchcockLA; 2018BenjaminM); thus, their presence in the patriarchal narrative serves as a later terminological update to an earlier ethnic or geographic designation.
(The conclusion compiled by the AI agent, with our minor changes)
Preliminary Conclusion to the Analysis of Genesis Chapter 26
The interdisciplinary analysis identifies a systemic similarity between the biblical narrative and the legal, medical, and material cultures of the Near East and Egypt during the 18th–14th centuries BCE (Middle to Late Bronze Age).
1.
Ecologic-Economic Determination (Climate-Driven Migration)
Global Crisis Models: The convergence in documenting «great hunger» in Genesis, the Prophecies of Neferti (12th Dynasty, ~1990 BCE), and the Epic of Gilgamesh (Old Babylonian version, ~1800–1600 BCE) reflects actual climatic shifts (aridization) of the 2nd millennium BCE. Famine is presented as a fundamental existential threat and a macro-economic trigger for trans-regional migrations.
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Pathopsychological Realism (Cognitive Dysfunction)
Nosological Consistency: The text records specific signs of altered states of consciousness in Isaac (hallucinatory episodes), which correlate clinically with the effects of severe hypoglycemia. Such pathologies are meticulously described in the Epic of Gilgamesh (Enkidu’s delirium) and the Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus (Cases No. 7 & 8, ~1650–1550 BCE), proving the existence of empirical knowledge regarding neuro-cognitive impairments in the High Bronze Age.
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Juridical Unification (The «Wife-Sister» Legal Model)
Legal Camouflage: A total similarity is observed in the application of the «wife-sister2 model (Gen. 26:7–11), which functioned as a legitimate juridical instrument in the Nuzi archives (HSS 5 80, 5 69, ~15th century BCE), and in the Egypt. This status served as a mechanism for elevating a woman's social protection.
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Technological and Hydrological Sovereignty (The Well as a Cultural Marker)
Mesopotamian Influence: The emphasis on well construction (Gen. 26:15–22) serves as a direct indicator of Mesopotamian and Semitic arid-zone technologies. Unlike Egypt, where the Nile provided constant water access, in Mesopotamia and the Levant—as documented in the Mari archives (ARM 26/2 419, ~18th century BCE)—a well functioned as a unique juridical object verifying territorial sovereignty and the right to inhabit the land.
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Archetypal and Territorial Dualism (Seth–Osiris)
Compensatory Legal Mechanisms: The study highlights the analogy between the Seth–Osiris dichotomy and the Esau–Jacob relationship. The acquisition of two wives by Seth (The Contendings of Horus and Seth) or Esau acts as a documented mythological and legal method of providing territorial and status compensation for a hero excluded from the primary genealogical line.
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Memorial-Legal Priority and Ethnogenetic Verification
Stationary Funerary Estates: The similarity in the drive to acquire a permanent funerary estate (Machpelah) reflects the Egyptian tradition of «houses of eternity» (Tale of Sinuhe, ~19th century BCE). Furthermore, the fixation on Hittite (Indo-European) presence in the Levant (Gen. 26:34) aligns with archaeological records from Byblos (~1800 BCE) regarding early migratory waves from Western Asia Minor.
Summary
The comparative analysis identifies the core information of Genesis 26 as an empirical record of Bronze Age realities (18th–15th centuries BCE). The study underscores a shared similarity in interpreting famine as a climatically determined catastrophe and documenting altered consciousness as a clinically recognized pathology (consistent with the Edwin Smith Papyrus and the Epic of Gilgamesh). The presence of the «wife-sister» legal model (Nuzi, Egypt) and the focus on well construction—a distinct Mesopotamian influence (Mari) contrasting with Egyptian traditions—anchors the text in a period of high administrative and medical complexity. Combined with the Seth–Osiris archetypal dualism, these factors confirm that the narrative reflects a sophisticated synthesis of the legal, medical, and technological knowledge of the 2nd millennium BCE, subsequently updated by later redactors (e.g., the 12th-century BCE «Philistin» anachronism).
Sumer (c. 3300 – before 1900 BCE) britannica.com
The Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2543 – c. 2120 BCE) britannica.com
The Third Dynasty of Ur (22nd – 21st cent. BCE) britannica.com
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The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (c. 1980 – c. 1760 BCE) britannica.com
The Second Intermediate period of Egypt (c. 1759 – c. 1539 BCE) britannica.com
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Authors of the article
Arkhipov S.V. – Independent Researcher, MD, PhD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Medical Writer, Joensuu, Finland.
Correspondence: Sergey Arkhipov, email: archipovsv @ gmail.com
Article history
March 8, 2026 - online version of the article published.
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Keywords
Genesis Protograph, Bereshit Protograph, Hyksos-era Scriptorium, Ligamentum Teres, Ligamentum Capitis Femoris, Minoan Eruption Impact, Bronze Age, Middle Egyptian Origin, Cross-cultural Codification, Ancient Medicine, Biblical Chronology
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