2006-07-29 14:40:31 · 20 answers · asked by CEM 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
According to my biblical archeology proffessor, he says it was likely a flood in the known world at the time. He noted that the plain area of that region still floods today. He says that some of the geological indicators show that the flood waters did at time reach up into the mountains like Ararat.
2006-07-29 14:45:17 · answer #1 · answered by Elwood 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is evidence of a worldwide flood in our past. There's a sedimentary layer all around the world. There are sea shells on the tops of mountains. Scientifically, there's evidence of a worldwide flood.
Biblically, God promised never again to destroy all life with a worldwide flood. Since then, there have been many server local floods that killed many people and caused lots of damage.
If Noah's Flood had been a local flood, than God would have lied when He said He would never do that again.
2006-07-29 14:50:16 · answer #2 · answered by ted.nardo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since water seeks its own level, it would be depending on how high the water rose from sea level. If it was local, then it would have to be in a valley surrounded completely by mountains. Sort of like filling a bathtub. If the level was as high or higher then Mount Everest (Highest mountain in the world.) the flood would be worldwide. If Noah's Arc did exist and had two of every land creature on board. It would be safe to assume that it was world wide flood, wouldn't you think?
2006-07-29 15:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by RICHARD H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worldwide because fossils and rock formations indicate that there was a flood across the world. Also, almost all cultures across the world have a story of a worldwide flood.
2006-07-29 14:44:22 · answer #4 · answered by Chalkbrd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flood in Noah's time didn't even happen in Noah's time. It was a legend or myth if you will that was borrowed from ancient Babylon. There is some archeological evidence that a flood did happen in ancient Babylonia but it was thousands of years before "Noah's Time." I think it is a silly story, does anyone else feel uncomfortable incorporating Babylonian stories into their spirituality?
The Old Testament tells us that one of the reasons God unleashed his flood is that humans were having sex with angels and that their offspring were dangerous giants. Umm, does that sound like a fairy tale to anyone else or is it just me?
2006-07-29 14:48:22 · answer #5 · answered by bluenote2k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every culture has stories to explain the origin of the earth and the unexplained (rainbows, etc). Any story relating to Noah would have been based in the "known world". What does it change if it was just the Indian Ocean or the entire globe? Would his family have had the time and resources to gather animals from the entire world? And what about the plant life? Your faith ultimately decides whether it is fact or legend. God is love - - -don't sweat the details.
2006-07-29 14:51:06 · answer #6 · answered by Limbley G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
worldwide...
There has been many 'local' floods across the earth, but not a flood which has taken place on the entire earth!
God promised he wouldn't flood the earth again...but there's nothing that says he wouldn't flood specific areas. This is my main logic for believing it was WORLD wide.
2006-07-29 14:45:37 · answer #7 · answered by redglory 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flood of Noah happened about 25,000 years ago...Have you ever heard of the lost continent of atlantis...well this is the great hidden story about the flood...the continent was burried in water because of man's wrong doing to attain power by opening the seals with the forgetten knowledge
2006-07-29 14:45:43 · answer #8 · answered by Icera 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is this so troublesome ? GOD additionally wanted to keep the people however the people had to tutor and combat for his or her top to be stored and each little thing in this EARTH became created for people (it says so interior the bible that each and one and all of what's in the international is for the people to rule over, the Eden tale ,,they'd consume from each tree different than one hence each little thing that became there became for ADAM and EVE,,) etc. we are GOD's wonderful introduction, a minimum of that's what it says interior the bible so HE wanted to keep us and seeing as how after the flood there became not extra wood HE allowed us to consume meat which became a sin reason before the flood no one ate meat.
2016-11-03 06:54:12 · answer #9 · answered by Erika 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, to them it was probably "worldwide" because they only lived in a certain area of the world. Many places had not been discovered yet.
2006-07-29 14:48:16 · answer #10 · answered by innocence faded 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋