It was said that people are born without reason, live by fear, and die by chance. This may or may not be true but between life and death we normally by tradition theorize on how we as people came to be. But all of them have some form of similarity along with differences. In this essay one will learn the differences and similarities to two of those creation stories. These stories are the European Fall of man in the book of Genesis (The Christian Bible) and the Native American story how the earth was made.
Similarities between how the How the earth was made and Genesis can include the reference to the number seven and the purpose for human existence. Seven in the book of genesis refers to how long it took for the Christian and Jew god as Yahweh or God to full create the earth. In How the Earth was Made , seven is referenced as in seven handbreadths in the sky because it was scorching if any closer. Another similarity between the two creation stories was the purpose of human existence. In both stories humans were meant and told to “spread”, that they should “multiply and prosper”. …show more content…
One of those differences was that in the Native American myth, the world was created by a multitude of animals such as the great buzzard and the water beetle. While in Genesis, we can read that the world was created was created by a single divinity. Another difference between Genesis and How the world was made is that in the native American tale, the creators of the earth was actually forged with hard work while in genesis Yahweh used the power of his voice to build the
Similarities between how the How the earth was made and Genesis can include the reference to the number seven and the purpose for human existence. Seven in the book of genesis refers to how long it took for the Christian and Jew god as Yahweh or God to full create the earth. In How the Earth was Made , seven is referenced as in seven handbreadths in the sky because it was scorching if any closer. Another similarity between the two creation stories was the purpose of human existence. In both stories humans were meant and told to “spread”, that they should “multiply and prosper”. …show more content…
One of those differences was that in the Native American myth, the world was created by a multitude of animals such as the great buzzard and the water beetle. While in Genesis, we can read that the world was created was created by a single divinity. Another difference between Genesis and How the world was made is that in the native American tale, the creators of the earth was actually forged with hard work while in genesis Yahweh used the power of his voice to build the