In Gilgamesh, there was a man was was told by a god that there was a flood coming. The flood was being sent because everyone was being to loud and the world was to over populated. The man was told to build an ark and take two of every animal. The main god was mad when he found out that the man survived. The man and his family were given immortality.
In The Bible, God talked to Noah about how everyone else was bad and he was going to send a flood. God told Noah to bring two of every animal and all his family. He said to build a ark. The rain lasted for fourty days and fourty nights.
There is a lot of similiarities between these two stories. I think that they are similar because maybe during the Sumerian time there was a huge flood and only a few survived, and it also happened to Noah. When it was happening to Noah, he might have heard stories about the Sumerian time for advice.
Crouchingtiger, you have such a way with words its makes my heart tingle... Oh and your right about the similarities in the flood stories. Peace out Girl/Boy Scout.
ReplyDeleteI like your idea about the fact that Noah might have taken advice fromk the stories he could have heard about the Sumerian time, I didn't think of that. Your background is lovely!
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