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. 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.

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 [[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.
-God commanded Noah to create [[Noah's Ark]] to save him and his family and each of the animal kinds from the Great Flood.
+The story contains several familiar and important Biblical plot elements, including [[Noah's Ark]] and the rainbow convanant.