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    Gilgamesh Flood Myth

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    what happened to them?Both men were given specific instructions to build a cube like boat, almost mirror images of one another, which had an ingenious specific design to where Collins explains “It would be almost impossible to tip over—even if the Ark were somehow tipped over 60°, it could still right itself”. Both took their families -although in Gilgamesh he took more than immediate family - and a certain amount of animals.both have extremely similar conclusions, showing that they both land…

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    being caring and loving to being vengeful and cruel. In Genesis 1:1-5, 24-28, God is described as the ultimate creator-- dominant and powerful yet also fatherly and intensely concerned with human affairs. Then, in Genesis 6: 5-8, the story of Noah’s Ark, god is described a regretful, judgemental destroyer when he says: “I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret that I have…

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    characters make the best remarks when their lives are at stake, just to prove that it won’t be their last laugh, but most likely those who are at hand in the moment. “I mean that for nearly three thousand years’ man has been searching for the lost Ark. It’s not something to be taken lightly. No one knows its secrets. It’s like nothing you’ve ever gone after before.” - Dr. Indiana…

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    individuals whom they use to warn the people of their pending judgment. For instance, in Gilgamesh, god Ea uses Utnapishtim while in the biblical flood; God uses his faithful servant Noah. In both cases they are used to warn the people and to construct the arks. “In both stories they are despised and mocked by the people and in the long run only a few people are rescued from the menace” (Professional Online Editing). It is evident in both stories that the two who are righteous are Noah in…

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    As time goes by, the general human nature and sense of values of a person has are open to fluctuation. Usually, Teenage years of a person are a valid example of this because there is a multitude of opportunities and realizations open to them--both positive and negative. Many events in adolescence cause strong emotion or difficult decisions and it is human nature to use previous experiences to help give us another eye on these situations, but what about looking at the past? That is, B.C. As we…

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    Rahab's Journey

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    the first pathway that they came to. When it became dark the gates closed, and the men were locked out of the gate. Before the men fell asleep, Rahab came up to them on the roof to talk to them. They had more privacy on the roof and no one would have likely heard their conversation. She realized that the spies did not come for the normal favors, but they told her about God and all He had done for them. Rahab trusted the spies and told them that after she had heard all about their…

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    the cause of the Flood, whereas in Noah’s Flood, God is one being and doesn’t require testifying to other gods the motives of causing the Flood. In the end, Enlil blessed Utanapishtim and his wife to become like gods, and in Noah’s case, God made a covenant with Noah and his family that He wouldn’t destroy the earth again with another flood. This shows differences in the blessings given to the protagonists by the ones who caused the Flood and the divine beings involved. It also shows…

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    I needed much help at this point to battle the witch, demons, and Satan. I had to get spiritual leaders strong in the faith and word to overcome these attacks on my mind and soul. I did intensive spiritual counseling to arm myself to fight these enemies of God our Heavenly Father. I was able to put on the Armour of God that I was lacking before. I was able to successfully rebuke all these enemies once they were identified. Since I was in the situation and confused, it was difficult for me…

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    Moses was living a prosperous life with the Pharaoh King and his servant. Knowing God planned for him was never forgotten with the covenant with God, Abraham and his people breaking away from the Egyptians. He ran away from the Egyptians guard after he killed them living in Midian. The importance the burning Bush symbols Gods fire for his people. The angel of the Lord appeared to him…

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    Both Noah and Utnapishtim were the last righteous men on earth given the instructions to build an ark before the coming of a great flood that would obliterate all of civilization. Though the basis of the overall story is the same, many details are different such as: the way each man received the message of the flood, who was allowed on the ark, the duration of the rain, on which mountain the arks took refuge, what types of birds they sent out to search for dry land and how one was gifted with…

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