Compare the Genesis flood to the Gilgamesh flood

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gods (in Gilgamesh). "The uproar of mankind is intolerable and sleep is no longer possible by reasons of the babel" (Gilgamesh 12). The Gilgamesh reason seems very illogical. The Gods decide to destroy mankind because they are making too much noise. It seems that the gods didn't think over their decision wisely. They are gods, wouldn't they have the power to block out the sound? One would think so, but obviously that was not the case. This is the first major difference between the two stories.

In Genesis there is a much more acceptable reason for God to eliminate mankind. The humans are so wicked and evil that "It repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart" (Gen. 6:6). He says: "I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth. . . " (Gen. 6:7). God destroys mankind because it has become corrupt and evil within. This not a quick irrational decision on the part of God, but a very well thought out and logical ...

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the source of salvation for the creation of man in the future. A new hope for re-creation after the flood. He is also the symbol of God's mercy and grace. Ea warns Utnapishtim in a dream that he must help the human race survive. Both these men are symbols that God and Ea want the good in mankind to survive. By doing this they give the human race a chance to survive.

Another major difference between the two stories is how the floods began and how the whole event ended up. In both a great storm rages and wipes out everyone and everything except the passengers onboard the boat/ark. In the Gilgamesh flood story the gods cry and that creates the incredibly destructive flood. "The ...

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