Other side of the river or the flood which?

by ssn587 2 Replies latest watchtower bible

  • ssn587
    ssn587

    NWT Joshua 24:2 “And Joshua went on to say to all the people, ‘this is what Jehovah the God of Israel has said,’

    It was on the other side of the river that your forefathers dwelt a long time ago, Terah the father of Abraham and

    the father of Nahor and they used to serve other gods.”

    KJV Joshua 24:2 “And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Your Fathers, dwelt

    on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham and the father of Nachor and they

    served other Gods.”

    This seems to suggest that there were others besides Noah and his three sons and their wives who survived the flood.

    I seem to remember that Josephus mentions that their were other also who survived the flood or at least he alludes

    to there being some who did. What do those scholars of you think?

    your thought and comments will be very welcomed.

  • yknot
    yknot

    I went over to biblegate and found......

    "River" , "Euphrates" or "Euphrates River" in all available translations but KJV

    (NKJV says "River" and references Euphrates, KJ21 merely say 'river')

  • Leolaia
    Leolaia

    The reference is to the Euphrates.

    Note also that the names in the genealogy of Abram (Nahor, Terah, Haran, Serug) are connected with toponyms in Northern Mesopotamia; the same general area in the Rebekah-Rachel stories.

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