and destroyed every kind of life on earth .. How did animals reach millions of far deserted islands , not even occupied by men !!?
By the way , according to Qura'n ,only the people of Noah were drowned, since the flood covered a limited part of earth.
2006-10-13 08:42:32 · 5 answers · asked by Kimo 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I've been trying to research this but I can't find the original Hebrew word used to describe the extend of the flood. I once heard a pastor explain that the word in the original text really meant as we would say "as far as the eye could see" rather than the entire earth, as in global.
However, don't forget that it wasn't that it just rained, the Bible says the earth opened up and poured out water too.
2006-10-13 08:47:33 · answer #1 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It is entirely possible that the flood was regional. The Bible is written in the language of men. Therefore, when it says the entire world was destroyed by the flood, it could simply mean the entire world as known to those who lived in it at that time and who the text is addressed to.
2006-10-13 15:49:15 · answer #2 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the record, it was a global flood. Water came pouring out from above and beneath the earth.
2006-10-13 15:51:33 · answer #3 · answered by JohnC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noah's flood wasn't global. Moses greatly exaggerated the extent of the flood.
2006-10-13 16:00:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they didnt even know a vast part of the earth existed. they couldnt travel around the world in 40 days to prove it was a global flood.
2006-10-13 15:45:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋