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Gilgamesh And Genesis Comparison

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There are many stories of how the Earth was destroyed by a flood, here are two. These are the similarities and differences between The Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis 6-9. The Epic of Gilgamesh and Genesis 6-9 were both stories of a great flood, however, they both contain many differences, beginning with the creators of the two floods. The god Enlil created the flood in The Epic of Gilgamesh because the people were being disruptive. God created the flood in Genesis to get rid of sin and the wicked. In Gilgamesh, Utnapishtim got immortality for surviving the flood. In Genesis, everyone got a promise from God meaning that he would never destroy the world with water again. Lastly, it took Noah a really long time to build the Ark, and the flood
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