Just pondering this question. If all people on the whole earth were killed in the flood except for Noah and his family, doesn't that make us all descendants of Noah?
2006-08-20 15:48:48 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thanks everyone. Enjoyed reading most of your comments. I think I will leave it up to the voters to vote on best answer. This is a tough one.
Thanks again.
2006-08-20 17:01:27 · update #1
Every time it rains. And yes, that does make all races and people in the world descendants of Noah and his sons.
2006-08-20 15:53:37 · answer #1 · answered by crowbird_52 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, we are ALL descendants of Noah. And while I do think about Noah and the flood especially when I read about it in Genesis or experience heavy rains where I live but more than that, I am more likely to think about the God's promise afterward, the RAINBOW.
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2006-08-20 22:58:45 · answer #2 · answered by pamspraises 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The story of Noah and the flood is Hebrew history. In fact the Old Testament is Hebrew history. I don't ponder questions like the one you asked.
2006-08-20 23:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by no nickname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 6:9 states that Noah was perfect in his generations. This means that Noah was a direct decendent of the Adamic race, the man formed from the dust on the 8th day. In Gen. 6:19: " And of every living thing of all FLESH you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male & female." In Gen 7:2 it states: "You shall take with you seven each of the clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female."
I believe that the FLESH of Gen 6:19 was the other races. So...no, we're not all decendents of Noah.
2006-08-20 23:16:09 · answer #4 · answered by Jim D. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I constantly thing about Noah and the flood, I think he did not exist and if he did why the hell did he take two of the following:
flies
mosquito's
roaches
illegal aliens
broccoli
worms
scorpions
NBA players
golfers
nerds
The Hilton sisters
Noah if he did exist made some big mistakes and we are still and will forever pay for them.
2006-08-20 22:56:25 · answer #5 · answered by white61water 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, sometimes I stop to think about how ludicrous a story it is, and how ridiculous people are to believe it.
Actually, I don't take the time to ponder this anymore, because I already know how dumb a story it is. Like all religious myths I've come across. But, I still have hope some people will evolve and wake up.
Creationist, aren't you?
2006-08-20 23:02:35 · answer #6 · answered by bloody_gothbob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think about it often. That was the closest humans ever came to extinction. It is also a good reference point in history when doing geneology. if you can trace your clan's origin back to noah's sons, you can trace it to adam. When doing this, you should also consult maps and charts on the migration of stone age people after the flood
2006-08-20 23:01:19 · answer #7 · answered by Stand-up Philosopher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THat is a really good question. But there were more people than just Noah on the arc right?
2006-08-20 22:53:23 · answer #8 · answered by kari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The flood has nothing to do with one man's/woman relationship to another. Our blood relationship to each other started possibly a couple of millions years ago or perhaps even longer than that.
2006-08-20 23:08:13 · answer #9 · answered by tiger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're actually descendants of Noah's ancestors, Adam and Eve.
2006-08-20 22:57:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋