> If I were to write a story about my ancestors I
> wouldn't put in their hands items that didn't exist in
> their day, it'd be pointless. So why is Tubal-cain
> mentioned as the first iron worker?
Because these works were written in the Iron Age (8th-7th CE). I don't
believe these writers knew the distinction between Bronze and Iron Ages.
These types of anachronisms are quite common, are they not?
Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.