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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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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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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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.
Articles About Flood Legends
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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.
-
May 6, 2018 from Answers Magazine
Various cultures around the world have legends about a flood that destroyed the earth.
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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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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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