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Genesis 2:21

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Yahweh God caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Assyria lay east of the Tigris in Mesopotamia, while Cush commonly referred to a region

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Genesis 2:21 mentions Assyria, Cush, Euphrates and Tigris.

Assyria · Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg)
Cush · Radomir Vrbovsky
Euphrates · Ferrus
Tigris · Dûrzan cîrano

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