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The Middle Eastern Origins of Sheep
The most-often mentioned animal in the Bible.
The sheep is the animal mentioned most frequently in the Bible, both as metaphor and reality. Like cattle and horses—and wheat, corn, and countless plant species—sheep as we know them today are the products of centuries of ancient genetic engineering. Nathan Steinmeyer reports on a new genetic study that places ovine origins in eastern Turkey, not far from the Land of Israel or the area where Jacob tended Laban’s flocks:
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The Middle Eastern Origins of Sheep
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