Genesis flood narrative

Summary

Genesis flood narrative is a deluge myth^[1]. It draws 1,535 Wikipedia views per month (deluge_myth category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• Genesis flood narrative's religion is recorded as Christianity^[3].
• Genesis flood narrative's image is recorded as Le Déluge - Alessandro Turchi - Q18573548.jpg^[4].
• Genesis flood narrative's instance of is recorded as deluge myth^[5].
• Genesis flood narrative's instance of is recorded as Bible story^[6].
• Genesis flood narrative's instance of is recorded as artistic theme^[7].
• Genesis flood narrative's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 166722324^[8].
• Genesis flood narrative's part of is recorded as Book of Genesis^[9].
• Genesis flood narrative's Commons category is recorded as The Great Flood^[10].
• Genesis flood narrative's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0k8tbxx^[11].
• Genesis flood narrative's significant event is recorded as flood^[12].
• Genesis flood narrative's significant event is recorded as flood^[13].
• Genesis flood narrative's Library of Congress Classification is recorded as BS658^[14].
• Genesis flood narrative's Iconclass notation is recorded as 71B33^[15].
• Genesis flood narrative's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Genesis flood narrative's present in work is recorded as Book of Genesis^[17].
• Genesis flood narrative's present in work is recorded as Genesis 6^[18].
• Genesis flood narrative's present in work is recorded as Genesis 7^[19].
• Genesis flood narrative's present in work is recorded as Genesis 8^[20].
• Genesis flood narrative's vessel is recorded as Noah's Ark^[21].
• Genesis flood narrative's significant person is recorded as Noah^[22].
• Genesis flood narrative's Cultureel Woordenboek ID is recorded as bijbel/zondvloed^[23].
• Genesis flood narrative's Jewish Encyclopedia Daat ID is recorded as 951^[24].
• Genesis flood narrative's TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID is recorded as tufan^[25].
• Genesis flood narrative's McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID is recorded as D/deluge^[26].
• Genesis flood narrative's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 11475008-n^[27].

Body

Publication

Genesis flood narrative's part of is recorded as Book of Genesis^[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Genesis flood narrative include Columba^[28], a constellation^[29].

Why It Matters

Genesis flood narrative draws 1,535 Wikipedia views per month (deluge_myth category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Columba^[28], a constellation^[29].