Gilgamesh Vs. Genesis Flood Story

Gilgamesh and Genesis have many similarities. Both tell of mass destruction. God of Genesis and the Gods of Gilgamesh killed all humans on the world except one religious man and his family.(Human, pg. 7) In both stories the mass destruction tak

Though the largest difference in the two stories is their theological stand, there are still many other differences between the two. In Gilgamesh, Ut-Napishtim received his instructions indirectly through a dream, but Noah received them directly from Jehovah. This alteration in the myth is trying to give people the idea that they are closer to god than in any other religion. In Mesopotamia to rule you must be considered semi-divine, but if god spoke to you directly that would give you religious power. Another difference in the stories is the length of time each ark was on the water. Noah's ark was on the water for forty days; Ut-Napishtim was on the water for 6 days. The interval of time could be relevant to each culture at the time, but today it holds no meaning. The releasing of the birds to find land is another difference. Though both of them released three doves, they chose different birds. Ut-Napishtim sent out a dove, swallow and a raven, Noah sent out a raven and two doves. In the Biblical story, the sending out of the dark colored bird and it returning with nothing could show that darkness doesn't avail. Yet the white dove, the symbo

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