The Bible states that God was not happy with the world he had created. Every man and woman was being wicked, and God only saw Noah that followed righteousness. He told Noah to build an ark, giving exact dimensions and type of wood. This took 120 years, but remember they lived much longer back then. Then Noah took two or seven of each animal, and put them in the ark. Apparently God simply sent the animals to him, for it is not noted how Noah came by every type of living creature. He did not take sea creatures, for those would live.
Then rain came for forty days and nights, and flooded the entire earth. Even the mountains were covered. Then it took a hundred more days and nights until the earth soaked up the water.
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If the story of Noah and the biblical Flood is literally true, then absolutely everyone is descended from Noah. However, there are sound and convincing reasons for believing that the story of Noah and the biblical Flood is not literally true. Black Africans do have the same ancestry as the rest of humanity, but this was far earlier than the biblical story.
According the the biblical story, it was Mount Ararat.
On the face of it, the biblical flood should not be taught in any science course, since it is a religious story, not something that really happened. Perhaps it is intended to compare the supposed forces of the Flood with the forces that really shaped our world, and the known duration of those forces.
The Biblical account of the flood does not indicate how it happened, and most modern Biblical scholars do not believe the event of the flood happened literally.
A:If the biblical story of Noah and the great worldwide flood were true, we would all be descendants of Noah - every single one of us. However, scientists dismiss the Flood story as purely mythical, as do many theologians and biblical scholars. On this view, Noah did not really exist and therefore does not have any descendants.
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The Flood story emphasizes themes of divine judgment, human sinfulness, and the importance of obedience to God. It serves as a warning against moral corruption and disobedience, while also showcasing divine mercy in sparing Noah and his family. The story is often interpreted as symbolizing both the consequences of sin and the potential for redemption through divine grace.
A:Yes. The biblical story of Noah's Flood is commonly believed to have been developed from the much older Epic of Gilgamesh, but Ian Wilson (Before the Flood) believe they are both based on an even older legend that began after the inundation of the Black Sea around 5600 BCE.
AnswerThe biblical creation account and the biblical Flood story were both written by the same two authors: the Yahwist ('J' source) and the Priestly author ('P' source). However, in the creation account the Priestly story (Genesis 1:1-2:4a) is kept quite separate from the earlier Yahwist story (Genesis 2:4b-2:25), but in the Flood story, they are interwoven, thus making it less apparent that there are really two stories there.
A:According to the biblical account, there was a worldwide flood approximately 4350 years ago. This should be understood in the context of the evidence that the biblical flood never occurred.
No, not all religions have stories of a global flood. The story of a flood is most commonly associated with the Abrahamic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. However, flood myths can also be found in other cultures and religions, such as the story of the Great Flood in Hinduism and the story of Utnapishtim in ancient Mesopotamian mythology.