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The Number 70 Is a Literary Device Conveying the Concept of the Absolute Unity of Humanity
The number 70 is a literary device conveying the notion of the totality of the human family. This was not taken for granted in the ancient world, it was not. Core to the national mythology of many people groups was that they are the real humanity that comes from the gods and the rest of the people are sub human. So this is saying every human you meet all goes back to one common source: god through noah.