He commanded him to travel to Moriah and offer his son Isaac to him as a burnt offering, "Abraham; take your son Isaac, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you" (Genesis 22.2). ... On the way to the mountain Isaac asks Abraham why there is not sheep for the offering saying, "The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for the burnt offering?... Once they arrive at the location Abraham begins to sacrifice his son, but before he can commit the sacrifice God in...

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When the storms stopped in the Gilgamesh's flood, "on the mountain of Nisir the boat held fast" (pg. 111), and in Genesis, the ark rested upon a mountain as well, as stated in verse 8:4, "And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat." ... And since all individuals go through a type of "deluge" in their own lives, having this sort of a story in all cultures is very important, so all people can have some sort of a story to relate to. ... Everybody at one point of their life or another goes through a type of cleansing experience...

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For this reason God is going to wipe them out and he chose a worldwide flood to take out mankind. ... There are good arguments for both and I think one who is going to be a biblical scholar should know both sides of the argument and try to come to a conclusion for themselves. ... There is evidence that some sort of water covered all the earth and mountains at one time. There also have been fossils found at the tops of mountains and things found in different climates that logically never would have been there. ... In Luke He refers to a child as being able to enter the kingdom of heaven "...

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It will compare the two, tell the similarities and how they relate to one another. ... The Epic of Gilgamesh the god Ea tells Utnapishtim to build a boat, and in Genesis God tells Noah to build a boat. ... XI col.II) in Noah's case he also brings animals " two of every kind" (Gen. 6:20) and they go with him on the arch. ... Once the flood has ended both of the boats hit mountains and are secured, Noah then sends a raven to look for dry land as does Utnapishim, both use this tactic to see if they can get out the arch. ... IV ), and go on to tell him why not just kill the one person t...

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He was to tear down his house for wood and tell the curious townspeople that he was instructed to leave the city and go out to sea so as to please the gods. ... Upon the arrival on the mountain top, each man sent out a dove, which returned because it found no place to land. ...

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He was to tear down his house for wood and tell the curious townspeople that he was instructed to leave the city and go out to sea so as to please the gods. ... Upon the arrival on the mountain top, each man sent out a dove, which returned because it found no place to land. ...

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