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The Epic of Atrahasis – a non-biblical account of the Great Flood (1600 BC)

  The Epic of Atrahasis is the fullest Mesopotamian account of the Great Flood. The text is known from several versions: two written by Assyrian scribes (one in the Assyrian, one in the Babylonian dialect), the third one (on three tablets) was written during the reign of king Ammi-saduqa of Babylonia (c.1647-c.1626 BCE). Atrahasis' Dream Explained [i.b35] Enlil

Noah’s ark replica built by Dutchman

Dutch carpenter builds Noah’s Ark replica Dutch carpenter Johan Huibers has spent three years and over $1.6 million building a modern-day replica of Noah's Biblical ark.  And this was his second go at it. At first his wife was opposed to the idea but soon conceded if a smaller version of the ark were built.  Huibers began

The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1 – 11:9)

The Tower of Babel During the days of Noah and his sons Shem, Japheth, and Ham, the world spoke one language.  God had commanded Noah and his sons to fill the whole earth with people but instead, they began to settle in Babylonia rather than scatter about the Earth as God had commanded. The men of Babylonia