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The '''Great Flood''', or '''Deluge''', is the event recorded in Genesis, chapters 6 through 9; this event, as indicated by the stories which have survived in many cultures and traditions, was the last great event shared by mankind.

The '''Great Flood''', or '''Deluge''', is the event recorded in Genesis, chapters 6 through 9; this event, as indicated by the stories which have survived in many cultures and traditions, was the last great event shared by mankind.

Genesis describes the condition of mankind in the years following the expulstion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden:

Genesis describes the condition of mankind in the years following the expulstion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden:

*''And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.'' (Gen. 6:5)

:''"Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually."'' --Genesis 6:5 (NASB)

God had repented of His creation, and decided to destroy it; only Noah was righteous before Him, and God decided Noah and his family was to be spared the destruction of the world by a flood.  Noah was told to build an ark, place onboard pairs of animals, and ride out the waters.  The ark came to rest in the mountains of Ararat, where Noah made a sacrifice to God, who accepted it and swore never to destroy the earth with a flood again, giving the rainbow as a sign of His covenant.

God had repented of His creation, and decided to destroy it; only Noah was righteous before Him, and God decided Noah and his family was to be spared the destruction of the world by a flood.  Noah was told to build an ark, place onboard pairs of animals, and ride out the waters.  The ark came to rest in the mountains of Ararat, where Noah made a sacrifice to God, who accepted it and swore never to destroy the earth with a flood again, giving the rainbow as a sign of His covenant.