World History + Chumash

I know I have not been in class lately and I am kind of out of sync, but today I was actually in class when we were discussing Avraham and his background compared to the other people of the time. Like many other times in chumash class, world history was coming into the picture. I recognized the name of the Sabeans that are mentioned in Rambam because we covered them in Chapter 9 of world history! It is actually so cool to realize how Judaism is aligned with the history of the world. I know that it is obvious that the histories and the books will overlap, but it is still cool to see.

I think that this can be a proof for us that the Torah is true, and we can trust it as a reliable source. There are so many ways to connect the Torah to other textbooks that we have so much trust in. Despite the fact that many people believe in the Torah because we are taught to, there are ways to actually prove that the Torah is a factual source and that we can believe in the words that are written in the Torah. I think that this is a very important lesson for us to learn, as we all have tendencies to doubt certain aspects of our religion.