Difference between revisions of "Great Flood"

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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.

God commanded Noah to create Noah's Ark to save him and his family and each of the animal kinds from the Great Flood.

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 [[Image:Michelangeloflood.jpg|thumb|300px|right|''The Flood'', by Michaelangelo, detail from the Sistine Chapel, 1509.]]
-The '''Great Flood''' occurred when God flooded the earth to rid the world of malfeasance and start fresh (see [[Genesis]]).
+The '''Great Flood''' refers to the biblical flood mentioned in [[Genesis]].  It bears many similarities to other Mesopotamian deluge myths.
 God commanded Noah to create [[Noah's Ark]] to save him and his family and each of the animal kinds from the Great Flood.