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  2. Genesis flood narrative - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of flood myths - Wikipedia

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    Norbert Oettinger argues that the story of Yima and the Vara was originally a flood myth, and the harsh winter was added in due to the dry nature of Eastern Iran, as floods didn't have as much of an effect as harsh winters. He has argued that the Videvdad 2.24's mention of melted water flowing is a remnant of the flood myth. [21]

  4. Flood myth - Wikipedia

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    A flood myth or a deluge myth is a myth in which a great flood, usually sent by a deity or deities, destroys civilization, often in an act of divine retribution. Parallels are often drawn between the flood waters of these myths and the primeval waters which appear in certain creation myths , as the flood waters are described as a measure for ...

  5. Gilgamesh flood myth - Wikipedia

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    The Gilgamesh flood tablet 11 (XI) contains additional story material besides the flood. The flood story was included because in it, the flood hero Utnapishtim is granted immortality by the gods and that fits the immortality theme of the epic. The main point seems to be that Utnapishtim was granted eternal life in unique, never-to-be-repeated ...

  6. Primeval history - Wikipedia

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    Numerous Mesopotamian myths (and one Egyptian myth) are reflected in the primeval history. [13] The myth of Atrahasis, for example, was the first to record a Great Flood, and may lie behind the story of Noah's flood. [14] The following table sets out the myths behind the various Biblical tropes. [15]

  7. Book of Genesis - Wikipedia

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    Genesis 6:9–9:29 Toledot of Noah (Genesis flood narrative) Genesis 10:1–11:9 Toledot of Noah's sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth (genealogy) Genesis 11:10–26 Toledot of Shem (genealogy) Genesis 11:27–25:11 Toledot of Terah (Abraham narrative) Genesis 25:12–18 Toledot of Ishmael (genealogy) Genesis 25:19–35:29 Toledot of Isaac (Jacob ...

  8. Noah's Ark - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Local flood theory - Wikipedia

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    The Flood of Noah and Companions (c. 1911) by Léon Comerre. Musée d'Arts de Nantes.. The local flood theory (also known as the limited flood theory) is an interpretation of the Genesis flood narrative where the flood of Noah is interpreted as a local event, generally located in Mesopotamia, instead of a global event.