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[[Image:Michelangeloflood.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''The Flood'', by Michaelangelo, detail from the Sistine Chapel, 1509.]]
[[Image:Michelangeloflood.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''The Flood'', by Michaelangelo, detail from the Sistine Chapel, 1509.]]
The '''Great Flood''' refers to the biblical flood mentioned in [[Genesis]]. It bears many similarities to other Mesopotamian deluge myths.
The '''Great Flood''' refers to the biblical flood mentioned in [[Genesis]]. The story bears many similarities to other Mesopotamian deluge myths.
The story contains several familiar and important Biblical plot elements, including [[Noah's Ark]] and the rainbow convanant.