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Thousands of cuneiform tablets from the city of Ebla in Syria reveal a sophisticated urban civilization contemporary with the earliest patriarchs.
The royal archives of Ebla (modern Tell Mardikh in Syria), dating from roughly 2400–2000 BCE, contained over 17,000 tablets documenting trade, diplomacy, and daily life. The tablets mention cities and personal names familiar from Genesis, including place names resembling Sodom, Gomorrah, and Zoar. Ebla demonstrates that the world described in early Genesis — complex urban centers alongside nomadic herders — is historically plausible.
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