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Book of Abraham/Anachronisms
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Alleged anachronisms in the Book of Abraham
Ur of the Chaldees
Summary: What did the Book of Abraham get right that Joseph couldn't have known?Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: Is the mention of "Ur of the Chaldees" in the Book of Abraham an anachronism?
- Paul Hoskisson (1991): "I will suggest an alternate location for the Ur of the Chaldees in the story of Abraham"
- John Gee: "If Oylum Hoyuk is Olishem, the Ur of the Chaldees should be one of the dozens of Middle Bronze II sites in the Kilis plain"