Compare and contrast the Flood stories of the Bible and The Epic of Gilgamesh? What are some differences in the story and what are some similarities?...

Evans Daniel

Similarities between the biblical account of the flood and the flood of
Gilgamesh:

In the Bible, Noah is told to build an ark, a type
of boat, out of cypress wood. Specific measurements of the ark are also given to him directly by
Yahweh, the living God. In , Utnapishtim is similarly instructed to build a boat, by one of the
gods, Ea. He is given specific measurements to use in building the boat.

Noahs ark is supposed to carry two of all living creatures. Similarly, Utnapishtims
boat is supposed to carry all living creatures.

In the Bible, Noahs ark
finally rests on...

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