Approximately 3,000 years of biblical history lies between the time of Adam’s introduction near Eridu in southern Mesopotamia about 7,000 years ago until Sumer is destroyed around 4,000 years ago and Abraham departs for Canaan. The historicity of Genesis 2-11 is corroborated to a degree never before seen by the history of the ancient Near East only recovered within the last 200 years. Bible commentators for the most part have not departed from traditional beliefs established many centuries ago, thus the historical background unfortunately has been ignored and the historical integrity of Genesis largely has been abandoned. This is what we seek to correct in this summary of previous episodes.