Civilizations: Rise and Fall

So many civilizations have vanished.

I have been reading this Reader's Digest book that documented 40 civilizations that had vanished.  The earliest civilizations, like the one in Catal Huyuk, existed around 7,100 BC, over 9,000 years ago.

The Bible is not a book on world history.  The Old Testament tells us the origin of the Jewish people.  They originated from the 12 sons of Jacob also known as Israel, and by extension, originated from Adam and Eve, some 21 generations earlier, or around 4,000 BC. (Gen 1 to Gen 24)

But there were many civilizations and communities in the world before Adam and Eve.

This book on vanished civilizations is amazing.