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How did the pyramids of the third and fourth dynasties survive the biblical flood but no other did?

The only possible answer for the survival of these pyramids and for the continuation of the Egyptian civilisation right through the time of Noah's Flood, is that there never was a worldwide flood as portrayed in the Bible.


What happens when the Nile flooded each year and how did this affect the people of Egypt?

The flood deposited silt in the farming fields which provided fertilizer. Once the flood waters receded the fields were ready to plant.


What archaeologist discovered evidence of a great flood?

The great flood that likely led to the Near Eastern flood myths such as the biblical flood of Noah's Ark and the great flood of the Epic of Gilgamesh, is believed to be the inundation of the low-lying, fertile plains that became the Black Sea when the Mediterranean Sea breached the Bosporus in approximately 5600 BCE.No one archaeologist can be given full credit for this discovery, because clues accumulated until various scientists began to take the Black Sea seriously as the origin of the biblical Flood story. They include Rick Fairbanks, Mellaart, David Ross, Egon Degen, Bob Karlin and a joint Russian-American expedition.


What is a flood that occurs only in a short period of time?

It is called a flash flood. They normally happen when heavy amounts of rain fall up stream from were it actually happens.


What is the season of inundation in ancient Egyptian calendar?

Innundation (akhet which means 'flooded') the four months from July-October during which the land was covered by the flood waters of the Nile.

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What was the biblical flood?

A:The biblical flood was a mythical flood that covered the whole world to a depth of several kilometres (miles), described in Genesis chapters 6 to 8. Every person on earth was killed, except for the family of Noah, who built an ark to float above the waters.


What happened to Noah's wife in the biblical story of the Great Flood?

In the biblical story of the Great Flood, Noah's wife is not specifically mentioned by name and her fate is not explicitly described. It is generally believed that she, along with Noah's sons and their wives, survived the flood and repopulated the Earth after the waters receded.


How did the flood happen?

It rained like crazy and the waters from the earth built up and shot out of the earth.


How did it rain for the flood of Noah?

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.


How did farmers plan for the annual flood?

As they knew when it would happen, they ensured they were ready to take full advantage when the flood waters receded leaving the very fertile soil.


What are the release dates for Flood Waters - 1948?

Flood Waters - 1948 was released on: USA: 1 June 1948


How long did it rain during the biblical flood?

According to the Bible, the rain during the biblical flood lasted for 40 days and 40 nights.


When did God judge the world with Noah's Flood?

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.


How many animals went on the ark during the biblical flood story?

According to the biblical flood story, two of every kind of animal went on the ark.


How many cubits high did the water rise in Noahs flood?

A:A cubit is too small a measure for the biblical Flood. Taken literally, the Flood would have risen kilometres above normal sea level, to cover the whole earth, including the highest mountains in Tibet. As the flood waters receded, The Ark supposedly landed on Mount Ararat, the highest peak in the Middle East.


How old was noah when flood came?

Noah was 600 years old when the flood waters came.


What are three sources of flood waters?

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