Stories from the Hebrew Bible told as sacred narrative: Cain and Abel, the Tower of Babel, the binding of Isaac, Jonah and the great fish and Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. A myth belongs here when its cited article describes a Hebrew Bible story as a myth or sacred narrative. It excludes post-biblical legends. Examples in the atlas include Cain and Abel, The Tower of Babel and The Binding of Isaac and the Sacrifice of Ibrahim.
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Cain and Abel (Wikipedia)
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In the biblical Book of Genesis, Cain and Abel are the first two sons of Adam and Eve.
Tower of Babel (Wikipedia)
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The biblical story of the Tower of Babel is an origin myth and parable recorded in Genesis 11 (chapter 11 of the Book of Genesis) meant to explain the existence of different languages and cultures.
Book of Jonah (Wikipedia)
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The Book of Jonah is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Nevi'im ('Prophets') in the Jewish Hebrew Bible, and an individual book in the Christian Old Testament, where it has four chapters. The book tells of a Hebrew prophet named Jonah, son of Amittai, who is sent by God to prophesy the destruction of Nineveh, but attempts to escape his divine mission.
Queen of Sheba (Wikipedia)
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The Queen of Sheba, named Bilqis in Arabic and Makeda in Geʽez, is a figure first mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. In the original story, she brings a caravan of valuable gifts for Solomon, the fourth King of Israel and Judah.
Binding of Isaac (Wikipedia)
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The Binding of Isaac (Hebrew: עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק, romanized: ʿAqēḏaṯ Yiṣḥāq), or simply "The Binding" (הָעֲקֵדָה, hāʿAqēḏā), is a story from chapter 22 of the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament.
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