lego_office_worker t1_iw13arb wrote
Reply to comment by quicxly in TIL 'The Land of Nod' is originally a biblical reference of a sort of purgatory where Cain was exiled after murdering Abel -- rather than a 'dreamland' sleepytime dealie as it is now colloquially known. by quicxly
certainly possible. Cain stated here:
13 But Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is more than I can stand! 14 You have forced me off this land today. I have to hide from you and become a fugitive, a wanderer on the earth. Now anyone who finds me will kill me!”
That there were other people around, and they might not take kindly to him (maybe because he was a murderer). So this land of wandering was populated by some fierce people. I dont think anyone knows who they really were or why they were there. But Cain was certainly scared of them.
DharmaCub t1_iw1xn0d wrote
Well if he went East of Eden (presumably somewhere in Iraq) then it's likely he either ended up in Iran or the Eurasian Steppe. I would assume those people to be ancient Steppe nomads (wanderers on the Earth).
Crosstitch_Witch t1_iw4yr9z wrote
Random idea of someone who doesn't know too much about this topic and mostly just thinks this would make a fun story: what if all of Earth was actually Eden, and The Land of Nod another planet? Or, the opposite.
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