Why didn't other ancient civilizations from around the world even rate a mention in

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the Bible? Sounds like the people who wrote the bible new absolutely nothing about civilizations that had long existed outside the middle east, the mediterranean and parts of Africa?
How come they were so ignorant of the rest of the world, or didn't other races and civilizations matter?
Jo...That's the whole point of my question, they tell us that their god knew everything from the beginning.
Apparently he didn't know everything.
Iluvdancw...You have the audacity to talk about truth when the bible doesn't even remotely address the full and complete truth.
Sweet suzy 777...So you are suggesting that some human beings were more important than others.
Is this how faith makes you think and do you believe this is a healthy human outlook to have of your fellow humans?
Brother Johnathon...Are you serious, all of the places you mention fall into the general areas that I referred to in my question, the middle east the mediterranean and parts of Africa.
Why didn't you read my question properly?
This is a long way from representing every civilization accross the earth or even most of them.
Extraordinary oversight my friend.
Are you deliberately being evasive or do you just have difficulty in comprehending a simple question?
 
Act 2:39 For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God.
 
The bible has never been intended to be a mere history book, nor to give geography lessons, otherwise, it would have been written or at least edited by a Herodotus. The bible is a protracted loves story between God and mankind. To be able to reach out to everybody, God had to start working among a certain chosen people, specifically the Hebrew nation, not because the Hebrews alone are important but because God intended that "through [this nation] all nations of the world shall be blessed." It would be incorrect to assume that the people of the bible were ignorant of the world around them because it was written at a time when travel for its own sake has not been considered a worthwhile human occupation yet.
 
Maybe they had never ventured to the America's so had no experience with other people. It is possible that people didn't live in other parts of the world yet but moved outward as the population on earth increased.
 
I thought you were asking an honest question but now, after seeing some of your responses, I wonder.

A few thoughts:

First, some civilizations were mentioned often in the Bible, especially the Old Testament. Surely you read of Egypt, Damascus, Nineveh/Assyria, Syria proper, Moab, Ammon, Sodom and Gomorrah, Tyre, Sidon, Greece, Rome, and others? Don't forget the Philistines, who were called "Sea Peoples" by some ancient historians (Berosus and Herodotus, among others, used that title). Ezekiel prophesied of Cush, Ethiopia, and Libya, all in North Africa. I think the point is clear: The Bible does mention, by name, many other civilizations and peoples within its pages. May I ask as to how come you didn't see much of this, if any?

Second, the Bible was not intended to be a compendium or catalog or history textbook, per se. God made increasingly available amounts of knowledge and new material as time went on. This principle is called progressive revelation, meaning that later people had more knowledge of God and His program than earlier people. Adam knew God personally, but knew very little of what God's ultimate objective or strategy. Abraham knew more, but David, Jonah, and other prophets had much more than anyone before that time. We of the New Testament era have the whole picture. So God is concentrating His revelation to His people, inviting others of course to join in. This is one reason why He called individuals, nations, and even the Church, namely, to bring glory to Himself.

As to your final point, no, other civilizations didn't seem to matter much to the Bible people. Their focus was, or should have been, worshiping the True and the Living God. Isaiah said it well when he said, "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of God abides forever".

Now that I've seen your reply to sweet suzy 777, again, this makes me wonder how intellectually honest your question was. Remember that God is sovereign--not us, not me, not you, nobody. All people are equally loved by God, but not all people love God equally. Think of some of these "civilizations" such as Assyria, where people, when conquered, had their women taken into slavery, where kings had their body parts pierced and they were pulled by ropes to the Assyrian capital or wherever the king was located--and THEN had judgment passed on him. One such Assyrian king related how he humiliated a conquered ruler by building him a doghouse and making him wear a collar! You can read more about this, if you dare, by checking out things like Shalmaneser's Prism, The Stele of Sargon, Sennacherib's Prism, or cylinder of something similar, and the library of Ashurbanipal, and other such resources. These rulers loved to tell their story--and those stories have remained, intact, for centuries. By the way, some of these Assyrian records mention Israel, and a few kings, by name (Omri, Ahab, Hezekiah, and others).
 
The Bible's only significance is to teach us people about the truth, Jesus' teaching! The Bible ain't a historical book!!! YOu shoudda know by now. There are scrolls and parchments that tell about other civilisations! Its not the Bible's purpose!
 
God YHWH has 12 chosen nations all over the world. They came from Jacob, later named Israel by God YHWH.
This is the 12 sons of Israel, the 12 chosen nations all over the world of which 8 are white and 4 are colored.
Jesus told us to go out to these nations and make Disciples of them, so their own people can teach them.
Now they also have the same chance to go to heaven as us.
 
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