The Great Flood
God looked upon a world consumed by violence and evil, and began again. Rain fell for forty days, waters covered every mountain, and only eight souls survived inside an ark.
In the biblical narrative found in Genesis, God observes the pervasive wickedness and corruption among humanity and resolves to judge the earth with a catastrophic flood while extending mercy to the one righteous man, Noah. Following divine instructions, Noah constructs a large ark and enters it with his family and representatives of all animal species, allowing them to survive as waters cover the mountains and eradicate all other life. This event highlights Scripture's themes of divine justice against sin and salvation through faithful obedience, ultimately leading to God's covenant with Noah, sealed by the rainbow, which promises never again to destroy the world by flood.
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- Old Testament
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- God
Key Chapters
Key Passages
The Flood Begins
Genesis 7:11-17
This passage reveals both the seriousness of sin's consequences and God's faithful provision of safety for those who trust Him.
11n the six hundredth year of Noahโs life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
Did You Know?
Over 200 ancient cultures worldwide have flood narratives. More than any other shared story.
Noah's Ark was approximately 450 feet long. Roughly the length of a modern aircraft carrier.
It rained for 40 days, but Noah was actually on the ark for over a year total.