The flood of Genesis and that in the Epic of Gilgamesh, and also the characters of Noah in the bible and Utnapishtem, have many things in common. In both of these stories, the god(s) grew angry with the people of the world and decide to eradicate them with a flood. Also, in each of the stories the gods choose one man and his family to survive the flood; in Genesis, Noah and his family are chosen, and Utnapishtem and his family in the Epic of Gilgamesh. On both occasions these men were instructed to build a boat, with very specific instructions, using cubits to describe the dimensions the boats should be. In Genesis, “the length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the

In conclusion, floods are a symbolic entity of the cleansing process, the process that everyone goes through at one point of their life or another. This is apparent in both the story of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh, with both their parallel and diverse features. There are many advantages to knowing how to interpret text in such a way to pertain it to our own lives. With such knowledge, a man would be able to use it to enhance his own life and make it a prosperous one.

The similarities and differences each have their own significant meaning behind it. The main significance behind all of the similarities is the sequence of the events. The reason why the order of the events is so significant is that it gives a sort of connection not only between these two stories, or more importantly, their cultures, but also to all cultures that have these kind of stories. And since all individuals go through a type of ‘deluge’ in their own lives, having this sort of a story in all cultures is very important, so all people can have some sort of a story to relate to. The differences are generally there to give uniqueness to each of the cultures with such stories. For instance, throughout the entire Epic of Gilgamesh, a theme of violence was always about. This theme is also apparent in the flood story, in the way the gods destroyed all of the earth (pg. 110) and the fact that a raven, which is often seen as a sign of death, or fear, found the dry land, rather than the peaceful dove. Also, the suggestion of several gods in the Epic of Gilgamesh, rather than one in Genesis, suggests them to be more of a human-like being, rather than all-powerful beings. This is apparent when the gods decide to

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