On 5/3/07, Jones Beene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Side note: Speaking if windy tales, whales and ishmaels, there is a strange kind of unifying factor over there where Ish was born. The (non-Melvillian) Ishmael was Abraham's eldest son, born near Baghdad.
Uruk to be exact. Ackshully the legend probably derives from Hinduism: "There are certain striking similarities between the Hindu god Brahma and his consort Saraisvati, and the Jewish Abraham and Sarai, that are more than mere coincidences." http://www.viewzone.com/abraham.html Terry, looking to buy a new Hybrid Vimana
