Even though both Genesis 6-9 and the Epic of Gilgamesh have a flood in their stories, there are still many differences between them. The first is the duration of how long the flood lasts. The flood in Genesis 6-9 lasts for 40 days and the other one lasts for about 7 days. Between the two, it seems that it’s illogical to have a 40 day flood which shows that the Epic of Gilgamesh is more realistic. Not only that, both Gods in the stories have different intentions of for bringing about the flood. In Genesis 6-9, the God depicts human’s hearts as evil inside and out so he wanted to wipe out all his creations with a flood. On the other hand, God in Epic of Gilgamesh wanted all the gods to disappear because they are lazy so he thought of creating a flood to wash them all away. Even though they have a lot of differences, there are still some similarities in their stories. Both include details about the ship that the protagonists build to escape the flood. In the Epic of Gilgamesh, it even includes the exact measurements of the ship. Not only that, both poems include how God smelled the “sweet savor” which leads to God realizing that the flood was a wrong move.
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