Wait a minute people, now don`t get excited, is this fact or just picking?
If there is any truth to it how did Abraham`s off spring turn out so well? how did they turn out to be Gods chosen people?
Abraham and Sarah must have been even closer related than cousins, maybe half sibling?
It is amazing how people will claim they believe in the scripture but will put them behind any worldly views.
That is why James tells us i will show you my faith by my works, because works do not lie but the tongue does lie, faster than a horse can trot.
I will not flat out deny the article but i would suggest you read your Bible, instead of letting some doctor of religion tell you what it says.
I have no idea but wouldn’t you think the further back you go the less the DNA would have mutated or changed from the original? I would think that might be an explanation as to why it wasn’t a big deal then. Just my idea as to why inbreeding was not a big deal then; I also think that is why so many had very long life spans. Less to go wrong.