The fourth story comes from the Holy Bible in the book of Genesis. ... All the books are similar in the fact that the Gods, for their own enjoyment or edification, created the animals. ... In the book of Genesis, animals were created by God but were forced to be under the head of humans. ... In both the "Popul Vuh" and the book of Genesis, man was first created from dirt. ... In the book of Genesis, God creates man out of the dust of the earth. ...

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As a matter of fact, the parallels between Mesopotamian culture and Judeo-Christianity are uncanny. ... In comparison, the Bible story of the flood in Genesis illustrates a very similar picture of the events that occurred according to Judeo-Christianity. ... " The parallels between this Mesopotamian story closely follow the creation story in the book of Genesis in the Bible. ...

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