Universe: Misunderstanding the flood myth - The Tribune
The Bible (500 BC) tells the story of Noah and the Great Flood. God becomes angry with humanity because people have turned away from His commandments. As punishment, He sends a flood to destroy the world. Only Noah is chosen to survive. He is instructed to build an ark, take his family aboard, and preserve a pair of every animal. After the flood, Noah’s descendants repopulate the earth.