*The [[Sumerian King List]], discovered in 1922, provides Eridu (patron god, Enki) as the first city to be built in Mesopotamia. This lines up quite well with [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/8168/jewish/Chapter-4.htm#v17 [Genesis 4:16<nowiki>]</nowiki>]'s depiction of the first city as one built by Enoch or his father, and where Enoch begot Erad. In this case, Erad is the namesake of Eridu and Enki is a characterization of Enoch.<ref>https://armstronginstitute.org/886-eridu-the-bibles-first-city-and-the-family-of-cain-archaeological-parallels-to-the-biblical-account</ref> | *The [[Sumerian King List]], discovered in 1922, provides Eridu (patron god, Enki) as the first city to be built in Mesopotamia. This lines up quite well with [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/8168/jewish/Chapter-4.htm#v17 [Genesis 4:16<nowiki>]</nowiki>]'s depiction of the first city as one built by Enoch or his father, and where Enoch begot Erad. In this case, Erad is the namesake of Eridu and Enki is a characterization of Enoch.<ref>https://armstronginstitute.org/886-eridu-the-bibles-first-city-and-the-family-of-cain-archaeological-parallels-to-the-biblical-account</ref> |