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=== Time frames ===
=== Time frames ===
[[Genesis]] provides specific dates and time frames for the major events, particularly those related to [[the flood]].  For example:
[[Genesis]] provides specific dates and time frames for the major events, particularly those related to [[the flood]].  For example:
{{bible quote|13Now it came about in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the water was dried up from the earth. Then Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the surface of the ground was dried up. 14In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry. |book=Genesis|chap=8|verses=13-14}}
{{bible quote|''"Now it came about in the six hundred and first year, in the first month, on the first of the month, the water was dried up from the earth. Then Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the surface of the ground was dried up. 14In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was dry."'' - |book=Genesis|chap=8|verses=13-14}}


On the other hand, the author is unaware of a single [[mythological]] account from another ancient culture which records its events in such a detailed time frame.
On the other hand, the author is unaware of a single [[mythological]] account from another ancient culture which records its events in such a detailed time frame.
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=== Genealogies and geography ===
=== Genealogies and geography ===
[[Genesis]] provides [[genealogies]] for the line from [[Adam]] to [[Noah]] giving the year each had the next child in the line and the year they died.  For example:
[[Genesis]] provides [[genealogies]] for the line from [[Adam]] to [[Noah]] giving the year each had the next child in the line and the year they died.  For example:
{{bible quote| 12 When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. 14 Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.|book=Genesis|chap=5|verses=12-14}}
{{bible quote|''"When Kenan had lived 70 years, he became the father of Mahalalel. And after he became the father of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died."'' - |book=Genesis|chap=5|verses=12-14}}


[[Genesis]] also provides a remarkable degree of [[Garden of Eden|geographic detail]].  For example:
[[Genesis]] also provides a remarkable degree of [[Garden of Eden|geographic detail]].  For example:
{{bible quote|10Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers. 11The name of the first is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12The gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there. 13The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush. 14The name of the third river is Tigris; it flows east of Assyria And the fourth river is the Euphrates. |book=Genesis|chap=2|verses=10-14}}
{{bible quote|''"Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it divided and became four rivers. The name of the first is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. The gold of that land is good; the bdellium and the onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon; it flows around the whole land of Cush. The name of the third river is Tigris; it flows east of Assyria And the fourth river is the Euphrates."'' - |book=Genesis|chap=2|verses=10-14}}


Some other ancient historical and [[mythological]] accounts do indeed provide rudimentary genealogies and basic geography.  However, none do it in such striking detail, with such objective style.  The description of Eden reads like a dry geography text, not a mass-market novel.
Some other ancient historical and [[mythological]] accounts do indeed provide rudimentary genealogies and basic geography.  However, none do it in such striking detail, with such objective style.  The description of Eden reads like a dry geography text, not a mass-market novel.
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