Flood Legends
Many Flood Stories Around the World
The worldwide catastrophic Flood, recorded in the book of Genesis, was a real event that affected real people. If there never was a worldwide Flood, then why are there so many stories about it?
Several Flood Legends
It is to be expected that the stories of the flood would contain not only profound similarities but also differences. These differences would be due to both the confusion of tongues and the varying relationships to the true God which cultures had.
The Genesis Flood—Not A Revision Of The Gilgamesh Epic
British explorers discovered in 1852–1853 clay tablets containing the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh. First translated in 1872, its contents shocked the scholarly world because it seemed to closely parallel parts of Genesis, especially the Flood account. Indeed, many scholars accused the Bible of merely retelling the epic.
Flood Legends Topics
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A Comparative Study of the Flood Accounts in the Gilgamesh Epic and Genesis
Written by Nozomi Osanai, A Comparative Study of the Flood Accounts in the Gilgamesh Epic and Genesis explains the relationship between the flood accounts found in the Gilgamesh Epic and Genesis.
Articles About Flood Legends
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July 25, 2021 from Answers Magazine
The plausiblity, internal consistency, and reliability of the historical flood in Genesis compared with other flood narratives from the ancient Near East
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April 27, 2021 from Answers in Depth
Oral traditions of the global flood from Mexico to South America are more prevalent than previously thought and confirm the truth of the Genesis account.
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April 20, 2021 from Answers in Depth
Oral traditions of the global flood from Canada & the Arctic are more prevalent than previously thought and confirm the truth of the Genesis account.
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April 13, 2021 from Answers in Depth
Oral traditions of the global flood from the continental United States are more prevalent than previously thought and confirm the truth of the Genesis account.
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May 6, 2018 from Answers Magazine
Various cultures around the world have legends about a flood that destroyed the earth.
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May 1, 2016 from Answers Magazine
Grand Canyon stands as an enduring monument to the worldwide Flood. Along with the geology, it turns out that native traditions also speak of a great flood!
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Magazine Department ArticleFlood Legends from Around the WorldJuly 1, 2014 from Answers Magazine
Many flood legends may have a common tie to the true history of the Flood, which is accurately recorded in Genesis.
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Legends of the FloodJan. 30, 2014 from Thinking Outside the Box
Critics claim the Bible’s account borrows from earlier myths. But it’s the other way around.
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Does a “Recently Deciphered 4,000-Year-Old Tablet” Discredit the Genesis Account of Noah's Ark?Jan. 27, 2014
An ancient Mesopotamian clay tablet corroborates the biblical record of the Flood and Noah’s Ark.
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Aug. 11, 2008 from Answers Magazine
There are hundreds of stories and legends about a worldwide flood. Why do diverse cultures share a strikingly similar story?
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Technical Book ChapterA Comparison of Ethics
An examination of ethical considerations in the Gilgamesh Epic and the Genesis flood accounts.
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TechnicalA Comparison from Secular Historical Records
Examines the flood accounts in light of secular history, including ancient man's theology, the record of the descendants of the survivors, the various flood traditions, and the search for the ark.
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TechnicalConclusion
After examination, the Genesis account of the flood is verified as the historically valid flood account.
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TechnicalThe Background of the Gilgamesh Epic
The Sumerian story of Ziusudra, the Akkadian Atrahasis Epic, and the Gilgamesh Epic are the renowned flood accounts written in the Ancient Near East, in addition to the Genesis account.
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TechnicalA Comparison of Scientific Reliability
The source of the flood, the duration of the flood, and the structure of the ark in the flood accounts are examined for scientific reliability.
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TechnicalA Comparison of Specifics
In the Gilgamesh Epic, the survivors are Utnapishtim, all of his family and kin, and the craftmen (XI 84–85), and yet their exact number is not mentioned.
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TechnicalA Comparison of Internal Consistency
An examination of the internal consistency of the flood accounts on the basis of the magnitude of the flood and the test flights.
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Magazine ArticleLake of NoahJuly 1, 1983, pp. 8–9
The natives of Sudan call Lake Chad in Africa BORNU BAHER EL NUH...
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Magazine ArticleAboriginal Flood LegendOct. 1, 1981, pp. 9–10
It is the worldwide existence of traditional stories, such as this one from the Australian Aboriginals, which provides evidence that the common ancestor of today’s races was Noah.
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Magazine ArticleAustralian Aboriginal Flood StoriesMarch 1, 1981, pp. 6–7
Unknown to most people, the Australian Aborigines have many traditions surprisingly similar to parts of the book of Genesis, especially those regarding Creation and Noah’s Flood.
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