Gilgamesh Flood Story Vs. Biblical Flood Story

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Religion

 

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Danielle C

 

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April 29, 2014

 

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Even though the way both stories describe the flood; The Epic of Gilgamesh is more imaginable. I say that because it is more realistic to have rain for six days, six nights than for forty days, forty nights. Both flood stories have a major similarity and difference though. Both stories described the same flood but they did it in different ways...
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Both stories described the same flood but they did it in different ways. One difference that backs it up is in The Epic of Gilgamesh the rains that cause the floods only last six days, six nights and in "The Flood Story in Genesis" the rains last forty days, forty nights. A quote that tells about the flood is when Utnapishtim said, "For six days and six nights the wind blew, torrent and tempest and flood overwhelmed the world, tempest and flood raged together like warring hosts (pg...
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