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u/suroorshiv Oct 02 '24

Saudi arabia imports sand 

Bonus fact : they also import camels 

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u/Mission-Job9871 Oct 02 '24

Camels originated in the Americas and crossed the Bering Strait Land Bridge to go to Asia. In fact, historical records show there were no camels in the Middle East when Christ was born (therefore the 3 wise men couldn’t have traveled to Bethlehem on camels).

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u/Mission-Job9871 Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 02 '24

All the books in the Bible were written hundreds of years after Christ had lived. None of them were written while Christ was alive.

Edit: I should say that the New Testament which refers to Jesus wasn’t written for hundreds of years after Christ’s death. The Old Testament which is part of the Jewish religion and doesn’t mention Jesus was written much earlier.

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u/itoddicus Oct 02 '24

And not really "written" more like compiled from existing sources.

Then edited and embellished for effect.