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Why God Sent the FloodThe Lord saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. The Lord was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. So the Lord said, " I will wipe mankind whom I have created, from the face of the earth- men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air- for I am grieved that I have made them"Genesis 6:5-7The book of Genisis states that " there were giants in those days..." . The flood was intended to kill off these giants and end the carnage they brought with them. God destroyed them because they were never meant to exist. They were not supposed to here. God used the flood to send their bodies to the bottom of the sea.
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the gods think you are special and have sent you a holy sign of good wills. (also it means you are very lucky and a gorgeous human being)Genesis 9:8-16 ESVThen God said to Noah and to his sons with him, "Behold, I establish my covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark; it is for every beast of the earth. I establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth." And God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXgJpUZKB34
The three creatures Utnapishtim sends out to see if there is land are three birds. He sent a dove, a raven, and a swallow.
The reactions of the gods and Utnapishtim were similar in that both were displeased and sought to punish humanity. The gods sent a flood to destroy humanity, while Utnapishtim was granted immortality as a result of surviving the flood. Both instances reflect a belief in divine punishment for human actions.
On the seventh day, Utnapishtim sent out a dove that came back after finding no resting place. He then sent out a Swallow who also returned with no sign of land. Then, he sent out a Raven who found land and never came back.
The tale other than Gilgamesh's journey is the Flood Story. This is the story of Utnapishtim and how he survived the flood the gods sent.
The story you're referring to is likely the myth of King Gilgamesh from ancient Mesopotamian literature. In this epic, Gilgamesh encounters the sage Utnapishtim, who tells him the story of a great flood sent by the gods to wipe out humanity. Utnapishtim survives by building a large boat and is granted immortality as a reward.
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, it was Utnapishtim who built a large boat/ark to survive the great flood sent by the gods. This story bears similarities to the biblical account of Noah and the ark.
It wasn't God that sent out the bird after the flood. It was Noah. First he sent out a raven, and later he sent out a dove.
The rains sent by god lasted for exactly 40 days and 40 nights. After that the rain stopped. And all the land was covered with water.
The crow was sent off the ark first because Noah sent it out to see if the water had lessened after the flood. The crow flew back to the ark after finding no land. Seven days later, Noah sent out the dove & it came back with an olive leaf in its beak (a telltale sign that land was near).
Both the Epic of Gilgamesh and the story of Noah's flood feature a catastrophic flood sent by divinity as punishment, a chosen hero who builds an ark to save humanity and animals, and a dove sent to search for land. However, the Epic of Gilgamesh is polytheistic, with multiple gods involved in the flood, whereas Noah's flood is a monotheistic event orchestrated by a single God. Additionally, the motivations and aftermath of the floods differ: in the Epic of Gilgamesh, the flood is caused by the gods' annoyance with human noise, while in Noah's flood, God is motivated by punishing human sinfulness.
they were sent west to discover new land and animals, and even create a map on the way
In the Epic of Gilgamesh, many people die in the flood. However, the main character, Utnapishtim, along with his family and selected animals, are saved by the gods. The flood is sent by the gods to cleanse the earth of humanity's corruption.