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Going Biblical: Fascinating Divine Punishments Recounted in the Old Testament

Khalid Elhassan May 9, 2025 19 min

Punishment - The expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden — The expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Encyclopedia Britannica

9. The Great Flood

Depiction in the Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493, of the construction of Noah’s Ark. Wikimedia

Noah’s Flood, also known as the Great Flood, is a foundational narrative in the Book of Genesis, chapters 6 – 9. It describes a global flood sent by God to cleanse the earth of human wickedness. According to the story, mankind had grown so corrupt and violent that God regretted creating humans.

However, one man, Noah, was found to be righteous and obedient. God instructed Noah to build a large wooden ark to save himself, his family, and pairs of every kind of animal. The ark was to be a refuge during a flood God planned to unleash upon the world.

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Khalid Elhassan

A lifelong history buff, I developed a particular passion for WW2 history as a child, when I spent hours listening to my grandfather, enraptured, as he recounted his wartime experiences in the British East African Campaign and with the British 8th Army in North Africa.

I graduated with a history BA from George Mason University, then went on to get a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. After lawyering for a decade, I moved to sunny Rio de Janeiro and a less demanding career, opening a tourism agency in Copacabana.

A big chunk of my free time is spent blogging (you can follow me on Quora https://www.quora.com/profile/Khalid-Elhassan ) or freelance writing, mostly about my favorite subject, history.