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Noah and the Flood - (Biblical) the great deluge that is said in the Book of Genesis to have occurred in the time of Noah; it was brought by God upon the earth because of the wickedness of human beings

Noachian deluge, Noah's flood, the Flood

Christian Bible, Good Book, Holy Scripture, Holy Writ, Scripture, Bible, Word of God, Book, Word - the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

flood, inundation, alluvion, deluge - the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations"

References in classic literature

The list of plays thus presented commonly included: The Fall of Lucifer; the Creation of the World and the Fall of Adam; Noah and the Flood; Abraham and Isaac and the promise of Christ's coming; a Procession of the Prophets, also foretelling Christ; the main events of the Gospel story, with some additions from Christian tradition; and the Day of Judgment.

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The story of Noah and the flood will continue to invite questions and explorations.

The Lost World of the Flood

THE ARK (BBC 1, tomorrow, 8.30pm) FAMILY drama on an epic scale saw David Threlfall head to Morocco to film a new version of the tale of Noah and the flood.

There will be flood; Stars of BBC's new Biblical epic The Ark get ready to cast off

Begin in the Old Testament and you will read about Noah and the flood. God took a dim view of humans, so he (with the exception of Noah and his family) drowned the lot of them including all the innocent babies and toddlers.

The Bible lacks mercy for kids

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