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animals; others said men were descended from
“gods.” Others said the universe had always existed
and simply proposed rules of ethical living, and
avoided the subject of God. Men began to worship
trees, rivers, their ancestors, the moon, and the sun.
Some said all men were “God”! The knowledge of the
promises and The Ancient Path back to God was lost.
A Special Promise
Around 4,000 years ago, God spoke to a man named
Abraham in a place called Ur, in modern day Iraq.
“Ancient Iraq in the time of Abraham, 2100 B.C.” (Genesis 11-12)
Abraham was born in 2166 B.C. and lived among a
people who were following a man-made system of
worshiping “gods” which they had created. God told
The Ancient Path
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