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[QUOTE]Originally posted by zarahan: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti: [qb] Uh, getting back to the topic... The ancient Greeks made it clear in their writings that the Egyptians were the first people in the world to build ships and seafare. This also reminds me of Hebrew/Biblical writings specifically in Genesis which state that Egypt produced the Caphtorim (Cretans) and another group of people called Caslohim which in turn produced the 1st generation of Philistines (as opposed to the 2nd generation of later Philistines who were a different people).[/qb][/QUOTE]I don't think the Egyptians were the first to build watercraft or use them on rivers, seas or oceans. Such vessels were independently invented in a variety of places. Dugout or reed canoes or rafts for example have been around a long time. Old vessels too have been found in Mesopotamia. The Greek writers of course could only speak from their limited experience. As to the Genesis narrative, Mizraim (Egypt) produced the Casluhim, out of whom came the Caphorium and Phillistines. Casluhim would be the forerunner of either Philistines or Capthorim. Do you have any sources showing the Capthorim to be linked to the Cretans or Minoans? Or to the 2 generations of Philistines? Was the second different from the first produced by Mizraim? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casluhim shows one writer who links the forerunning Casluhim to the Colchians of the Black Sea region. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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