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Noah and the Flood from the Bible tells the hopeful story of Noah, the main character, and his journey escaping from a flood that is brought upon by God to eradicate the human race. God has made the decision to annihilate the human race for their evilness. He has chosen Noah, a righteous man, to survive along with his family while letting the evil creatures and humans perish. God tells Noah before the flood to build an ark and bring onboard his family and multiple animals. Noah brings onboard his wife, his son, and his son’s wives. Along with his family, Noah brings onboard all species of animals in small amounts so that the world can rebuild itself. Then, the flood comes. When the flood comes from God, all living things except those in the ark perish. The rain lasts for 40 days and 40 nights, and it takes 150 days for the water to subdue under mountain levels. Once the flood has subsided, God tells Noah and his family to exit the ark. When Noah …show more content…
One major similarity is that The Atra-Hasis and Epic of Gilgamesh are both polytheistic stories that have similar gods such as Enlil. Similarly, there is also a major flood that is created by the gods to wipe out mankind for their raucous. Some gods, nevertheless, are kinder than others. In both texts, a god decides to tell the king of the story about the flood. These gods warn them and convince them to build a boat out of a building such as a house or a temple. In the end, both kings within The Atra-Hasis and Epic of Gilgamesh survive the flood. Likewise, in the latter part of the story, the gods of both texts feel guilt and regret for their actions, and therefore, agree to not cause harm to humanity again. Both passages contain multiple similarities, yet they have multiple difference with the passage, Noah and the
Noah and the Flood from the Bible tells the hopeful story of Noah, the main character, and his journey escaping from a flood that is brought upon by God to eradicate the human race. God has made the decision to annihilate the human race for their evilness. He has chosen Noah, a righteous man, to survive along with his family while letting the evil creatures and humans perish. God tells Noah before the flood to build an ark and bring onboard his family and multiple animals. Noah brings onboard his wife, his son, and his son’s wives. Along with his family, Noah brings onboard all species of animals in small amounts so that the world can rebuild itself. Then, the flood comes. When the flood comes from God, all living things except those in the ark perish. The rain lasts for 40 days and 40 nights, and it takes 150 days for the water to subdue under mountain levels. Once the flood has subsided, God tells Noah and his family to exit the ark. When Noah …show more content…
One major similarity is that The Atra-Hasis and Epic of Gilgamesh are both polytheistic stories that have similar gods such as Enlil. Similarly, there is also a major flood that is created by the gods to wipe out mankind for their raucous. Some gods, nevertheless, are kinder than others. In both texts, a god decides to tell the king of the story about the flood. These gods warn them and convince them to build a boat out of a building such as a house or a temple. In the end, both kings within The Atra-Hasis and Epic of Gilgamesh survive the flood. Likewise, in the latter part of the story, the gods of both texts feel guilt and regret for their actions, and therefore, agree to not cause harm to humanity again. Both passages contain multiple similarities, yet they have multiple difference with the passage, Noah and the