We can assume that there were two original versions of the story of Noah. We can assume this because God declares the flood twice, once in Genesis 6:13, and another time in Genesis 7:4. He also promises to never again send a flood two times. This is in Genesis 8:21, and also in Genesis 9:15. In some parts of the story, Noah is told to take a pair of each kind of animal...
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This is in Genesis 8:21, and also in Genesis 9:15. In some parts of the story, Noah is told to take a pair of each kind of animal. In other parts, he is told to take seven pairs of clean animals, with one pair of unclean animals. Also, one of the stories is based on a period of forty days and forty nights, and the other story is based on a longer time period that adds up to about one year...
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The Epic Of Gilgamesh And The Bible: Comparing The Flood Stories Also, Noah is more recognized today than Utnapishtim.	2 / 287
Stowaway The woodworm brings to our attention Noah’s blind arrogance very early in the story. Noah made decisions and would not change his position even when it was brought to his attention that there were other points of view that might be better than his...	1 / 211
Gilgamesh They each approached their Journey by building a large boat, and bringing his family and two of every flesh being onto the boat. Utnapishtim’s boat was two hundred feet tall, with six stories...	2 / 433
Noah'S Ark Noah and his family and the animals entered the Ark, and "on the same day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened, and the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights"...	2 / 302