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The Marduk Prophecy

In this Mesopotamian text, Marduk claims he left Babylon voluntarily rather than being deported, and foretells a king who will restore him.

A parallel to the Bible, with differences.

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It survives in palace archive copies. Biblical prophecy instead ties its future king to a whole people's rebirth.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 414–415

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