<P> The Genesis flood narrative is a flood myth found in the Tanakh ( chapters 6 -- 9 in the Book of Genesis ) . The story tells of God 's decision to return the Earth to its pre-creation state of watery chaos and then remake it in a reversal of creation . The narrative has very strong simularities to parts of the Epic of Gilgamesh which long predates the Book of Genesis . </P>
<P> The Genesis flood narrative is a flood myth found in the Tanakh ( chapters 6 -- 9 in the Book of Genesis ) . The story tells of God 's decision to return the Earth to its pre-creation state of watery chaos and then remake it in a reversal of creation . The narrative has very strong simularities to parts of the Epic of Gilgamesh which long predates the Book of Genesis . </P>
where is the flood mentioned in the bible
where is the flood mentioned in the bible
chapters 6 -- 9 in the Book of Genesis
chapters 6 -- 9 in the Book of Genesis