[rbg81]

nearly every culture boasts well-known accounts of a massive flood that has elements very similar to the biblical Flood (going back even to the time of the Babylonians).

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Gee, could this be because they all experienced very bad floods at some point in time? Not necessarily one that covered the Earth, however.

[Vegasrugrat]

21Every living being on the earth died—every bird, every animal, and every person. 22Everything on earth that breathed died. 23The Lord destroyed all living beings on the earth—human beings, animals, and birds. The only ones left were Noah and those who were with him in the boat. (Genesis 7:21-23)

Seems God says it was the entire earth.

God Bless

[The Theophilus]

Gee, could this be because they all experienced very bad floods at some point in time? Not necessarily one that covered the Earth, however

Maybe because they all have a common ancestor (Noah) and a rich oral tradition.