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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.
==Biblical account==
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:
:''"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)
:''"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)