Most are familiar with the biblical account of Noah’s ark—the vessel that saved Noah, his family and pairs of all land-dwelling animals from the Great Flood. Fewer are familiar with the parallel ark/Flood accounts from the ancient world. Accounts such as the more than 4,000-year-old Sumerian Epic of Gilgamesh, relaying the story of Utnapishtim and his ark, with parallels to the biblical account right down to the species of birds released upon landing. Another example is the Babylonian Epic of Atra-hasis, with parallels including the entrance of animals into the boat two-by-two.
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