There are a multitude of similarities and differences featured in both the Egyptian and the Genesis creation myth. In each creation myth both include many similarities. Firstly, both stories are about creation. Also, both stories have similar ways as to how their god created the first person or god. In the Genesis creation story it states that, “God formed man out of the dust of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being”. A quote from the Egyptian creation story states, “Atum coughed and spat out Shu, the god of air and Tefnut, the god of moisture”. Both these quotes symbolize a god giving life to another. Finally, the last similarity is that both stories include an aspect of heaven. In the
