Noah and Gilgamesh Comparison Essay
The Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh both show many similarities and differences with their own flood story. Noah is the main character in the Flood in the Book of Genesis and Utnapishtim was the main character in Gilgamesh. Both stories tell about a global flood that wiped everything on earth except them and their families with pairs of animals. The first relation between the stories is both of their gods told them to build an ark. They both listened obediently but also complained very much to their god. They were both righteous enough to carry out humanity and repopulate the earth. “Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord” so the Lord let him survive the flood. “Noah was a righteous man.”
The Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh both show many similarities and differences with their own flood story. Noah is the main character in the Flood in the Book of Genesis and Utnapishtim was the main character in Gilgamesh. Both stories tell about a global flood that wiped everything on earth except them and their families with pairs of animals. The first relation between the stories is both of their gods told them to build an ark. They both listened obediently but also complained very much to their god. They were both righteous enough to carry out humanity and repopulate the earth. “Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord” so the Lord let him survive the flood. “Noah was a righteous man.”