Gilgamesh Flood Story Vs. Biblical Flood Story

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Even though the stories were different there was many similarities in the stories. In The Epic of Gilgamesh after the rains had stopped Utnapishtim's arc landed on top of, Mt. Nisir, a mountain. It was the only place above the floodwaters that you could see...
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Utnapishtim said, " I looked for land in vain, but fourteen leagues distant there appeared a mountain, and the boat grounded; on the mountain of Nisir the boat held fast, she held fast and did not budge (pg. 25)." This quote describes how Utnapishtim was looking for land while stranded out in the floodwater and the only place he could see was Mount Nisir...
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