Comparing Flood Stories

There are different versions of flood stories in many different cultures. Each have certain similarities and differences between them. These two cultures have different gods and ideas of how gods acted. For Sumerians, there were many different gods and they acted much like humans. These gods seem to give little thought to how there actions could possibly affect humans. The Hebrews were monotheistic and believed that their god was thoughtful and caring. One of the …

…and his family and establishes a covenant, saying that he will never again curse the earth with a flood. There is no mention of any type of promise in the Mesopotamian myth. There are many similarities and differences between these two stories. Both stories tell of the same event, but there are many discrepancies. The reasoning behind the flood, who was saved and why, and how long the flood lasted are examples of these differences.