How Did Utanapishtim Build The Ark

Most biblical historians and theological scholars have determined that the Great Flood as told in Genesis occurred sometime around 2500BC. In Genesis 6 through 8 it tells of how God who became dissatisfied with the wickedness of mankind causes a flood in order to destroy mankind. Before the flood, however, God finds a righteous man and tells him to build an ark for his family and the animals of the earth in order for them to repopulate the Earth after the flood. The rains begin causing a flood that kills every living creature of the Earth except for those that are on the ark. Eventually, the rains stop, the flood waters finally recede, dry land is found allowing Noah and his family along with all of the animals to leave the ark.

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Utanapishtim is told by Ea on how to build this boat.

Noah is told by God on how to build an ark in Genesis 6:14-16.

Continuing on, Utanapishtim's boat and Noah's ark are filled with the survivors.

Utanapishtim and his family fill the ark in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Noah and his family along with the animals go onto the ark in Genesis 7:13-14.

Recorded in both the Old Testament and the Epic of Gilgamesh the rains begin.

Epic of Gilgamesh, the rains begin.

Genesis 7:10-11 the rains begin..

With the storms the boats come to rest on a mountain.

From the Epic of Gilgamesh, storm is over.

In Genesis 8:4 the storm is over.

In order to find dry land, birds are released.

Utanapishtim releases birds in hope of finding dry land.

Noah releases birds in hopes of finding dry land in Genesis 8:6:12.

The rains have stopped, the waters have receded and dry land is again available.

Here Utanapishtim leaves the boat to pray.

Finally, Noah and his family can leave the ark in Genesis
Then in Genesis 8:3 it takes one hundred and fifty days for the water go away followed in Genesis 8:6 when Noah waits for another forty days before opening the door of the ark and in Genesis 8:10 Noah waits another seven days before sending out a dove. In Genesis 8:12-13 Noah waits again for another seven days before sending out another dove and when the dove does not return he opens the door of the ark and sees that the earth is dry which totals to two-hundred and eighty-four days.

By contrast, verses written by the Priestly source in Genesis 7 and 8 establish a different timeline of the flood. In Genesis 7:11, Noah is 600 years of age when the flood begins and verse 24 tells that water was on the Earth for one-hundred and fifty days. Written in Genesis 8:13-14 the earth is dry when Noah is 601 years of age. According to the Priestly source, the flood lasted for three-hundred and eight-two days which is different from the Jahwist source timeline of two-hundred and eighty-four