The Myth of the Great Flood: A Biblical Account of God's Covenant with Noah - Prof. Kennet, Study notes of Ancient history

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K. Holum The^ Myth^ of the^ Flood

Genesis6-whenmenbegantoincreaseonearthanddaughtefswefeborntothem,thedivine

beings saw how^ beautidthe^ daughters of men were^ "rrdtook wives^

f16gn smpng^ those^ that

pleased them'-^ rne LOnn^ said'^ '-'My^ bre"th^ shall^ not^ abide^

in man forever'^ since he^ too^ is

flesh; let the^ days^ allowed^ him^ be one^ hundted^ and^ twenty^ yeats"'^ '-It^

was then'^ and^ latef^ too'

that the Nephilim appeared^ o'^ eanh*J.n^ the^ divin"^ t"ittgs^ cohabited^

with the daughters^ of

men, who bore^ them^ offspring.^ They wefe the^ hetoes^ of old, the men

of^ terrown.

The Lord^ saw^ how^ gteat was manfs wickedness^ on^ earth'^ and^

how tYtty plan^ devised

by his^ mi'dwas^ ,roi*rrg^ bJt^ evjl^ aU^ tfr.^ Jm..^ e"O^ the^ LORD^ tegrctted that

He had made^ man

on earth,^ and^ His^ heartivas saddened,^ iil.iofu^ said,^

rf I witblot out ftom t'e earth the men

rvhom I^ created--men rogether^ with^ u.*ir,^ creeDing^ ,lyryt^ and^

bitds of^ the^ sky; for^ I^ tegret

that I^ made^ thent." Butfroah^ found^ favor^ with^ the^ LORD'

ThisisthelineofNoah...Noahwasarighteousrnanlhewasblamelessinhisage;Noah

walked with^ God.--Noah^ begot three^ sons;^ Shem'^ FIam'^ and^ Japeth

The eath became^ coffuPt^ r*ror.^ Goa; the^ eathwas filtedwith^ lawlessness'^

vhen God

saw how corrupt the^ earth^ "rr?o,^ ^ll f;;^ i;d^ coupted^ its ways on

earth' God said^ tei^ Noah'

,,I have decided to pur an end to all;;;, for the^ tI:h^ is^ fillei^ with^ lawlessness^ because^ of

them: I^ am about to desttoy them^ *itf,^ *.^ earth'^ Make^ yourself^ T^ atk^

of gophet *":1^ ' ' ' 1

will establish^ My^ covenant^ with^ you,^ ";;;" sf'att^ tttttt^ the^ arlc'^ with yout

sons' yorr^ wife'^ and

your sons, wives^.^..^ for^ you^ alone^ h".r.^ I'fo.rrrd^ righteous before^ Me^ in^ this generation'

' ' '

i;;;;* ;;;;;;;;i^ ilr;;;^ in^ the^ ntst^ month,^ on the^ first of^ the^ month,^

the watets

began to^ clry^ frorn the earth;^ "td *t^ "r, ittout, temoved the covering^

of the ark'^ he saw^ that^ the

surface of^ the^ ground^ was^ drying.^ And in^ the^ second^ month,^ on^ tlt*^

twenty-seventh day^ of^ the

month, the eatth was dry.

God spoke to^ Noah,^ saying, ,,Come out of the ark, togethef^ with^

your wife, yout^ sons'

and your rons'^ *irr.s.^ Bdng^ o.,t^ 'iitf';;;;6 l:'"g thing Jf^ att^ flesh^

thatis with you: bitds'

animals, and^ everythi'g^ that^ cre.p,^ ori.".,tt;^ "ia t"t^ th*^ 'i""t on the^

eflrth and be^ fe*ile^ and

increase on earth."^ So^ Noah^ came urri,^ ,olt*tet^ with^ his sons' his^ wife'^ and^

his sonsr wivee'

Eveqy animal,^ every^ cteeping^ thing'^ oii^ ..i"y^ bitd,^ everything^ that^ stirs on earth

came^ out^ of

the ark by^ families.

'Then Noah build an altat to the^ LORD^ atrd,^ takingof^ every-clgal animal^ and^ of^ every

clean bird,^ he^ offered^ burnt^ offerings^ orr,rr. altar'^ The^ ldnp t*ilttd^

the pleosing^ odor'^ and

the LORD said^ to^ Himself:^ "Nevet againwill^ I^ do?:^ the^ earth^ becauee^ of rnan'

since the

devisings of rnan,s^ mincl^ are^ evil ftorn^ t^ i! /""rnt^ nor^ will I^ evet againdestroy^

every living^ beingt

as I^ have done.

So long^ as^ the earth endures,

Seedtirne and harvest'

Cold and^ heat'

Summer and v'intet,

DaY and night

Shall not^ cease.

God blessecl Noah^ and^ his^ sons, and said^ to them,

ilBe fettile and inctease' and fill the

earth.. ,. furd God said to Noah^ and.^ to^ frir^ roJ* with^ hirn,^ tf^ I^ flo$'establish My covenantwith

you and ynur offspring^ to come^ and^ with^ every^ living thing^ that^ is^ rvith you--bitds, cattle'^ and

"u.ry

wiid beast ur^ **tt^ -otl^ that^ have corne^ out of^ the^ atk,^ every^ living^ thing^ on^ eatth.^ I^ will maintain My covenant with you: neve^ t^ againshall all^ flesh^ be cut off by^ the^ waters of^ a^ flood,

and never again shail there be a flood^ to destroy^ the^ eatth."

God further said, (^) "'fhis is^ the sign that^ I^ set^ fot^ the^ covenant^ between^ Me^ and^ you,^ ancl

evety living creature withyou, for^ atl^ ^g"r to^ come.^ I^ have set^ My bow in^ the^ clouds,^ and^ it^ trhall

seffe as^ " rigr^ of the covenant between Me^ and the^ eath.^ When^ I^ bdng^ clouds^ over^ the^ eatth, and the boi appears in^ the^ clouds,^ I^ will^ rernember^ My^ covenant between^ Me^ and^ you^ anrl

eve{f living crCut.r.. among all flesh, so that^ the waters^ shall nevet^ again become^ a^ flood^ to

destroy alfflesh, $[hen^ thi^ bow is^ in^ the^ clouds,^ I will^ see^ it^ and rerrrcrnbet^ the^ everlasting

covenant between God and^ all^ living^ creatures, atl flesh^ that is^ on^ earth.^ Thatrrr God said^ to

Noah, (^) 'tshalt be thc^ sign of the covenant that^ I^ have^ established betwcen^ Me^ and all^ llesh^ that is on the earth.rt

('f ranslation from Jewish Publication Society translation'^ adapted.)