The Historicality of Genesis One Through 11

The early life of abraham, including his marriage to sarah, is contained within the genealogy of genesis 11. There is also external biblical evidence for the historicity these chapters as well. For example, chronicles one and luke three both draw on the genealogies of genesis five and 11 as though they were historically accurate. In city of god 12 ten, saint augustine says, let us then omit the conjectures of men who know not what they say when they speak on the nature and origin of the human race. They too are deceived by those highly mendacious documents which profess to give the history of many thousands of years. Though reckoning by the sacred writings, we