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The Flood of Noah and Companions (c. 1911) by Léon Comerre. The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is a Hebrew flood myth. [1] It tells of God's decision to return the universe to its pre-creation state of watery chaos and remake it through the microcosm of Noah's ark.
The structure of the Ark (and the chronology of the flood) is homologous with the Jewish Temple and with Temple worship. [9] Accordingly, Noah's instructions are given to him by God (Genesis 6:14–16): the ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high (approximately 134×22×13 m or 440×72×43 ft). [10]
12th-century Venetian mosaic depiction of Noah sending the dove. Tenth and final of the pre-Flood (antediluvian) Patriarchs, son to Lamech and a mother whose name is unmentioned, [4] Noah is 500 years old before his sons Shem, Ham and Japheth are born.
In addition to the early Holocene "Noah's Flood" scenario proposed by Ryan, Pitman, Dimitrov, and their colleagues [4] [8] and the Caspian Sea overflow scenario of Chepalyga, [13] [14] the non-catastrophic progressive flood model (or gradual inflow model) has been proposed to explain the Late Quaternary sea level history of the Black Sea. [2] [15]
Ussher's proposed date of 4004 BC differed little from other biblically based estimates, ... dating the worldwide flood to 2349 BC and the birth of Terah in 2127 BC.
Noah’s Ark is said to have come to rest on the mountains of Ararat following a 150-day flood about 5,000 years ago. ... timed to the years following the flood in the legend of Noah’s Ark.
The earliest Sumerian Gilgamesh poems date from as early as the Third dynasty of Ur (2100–2000 BC). [4] One of these poems mentions Gilgamesh’s journey to meet the flood hero, as well as a short version of the flood story. [5] The earliest Akkadian versions of the unified epic are dated to ca. 2000–1500 BC. [6]
The local flood interpretation of Noah's flood became accepted by many Christians after 19th century scientific findings. [citation needed] The view was defended by 19th century Scottish geologist Charles Lyell, in his book Principles of Geology (1833), where he concluded that the Genesis flood must have been a regional affair and not a global deluge.