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Quite soon after creation, people forgot the God.
After the humans got their lives in order, they forgot the God. They left the offerings undone, and lived a sinful life. So. God watched the new lifestyle of his great creation work. He wasn't very happy with way humans lived. Noah, Emzara, and his sons, didn't abandon God completely. + + + + One day God had enough of humans, and the way they lived. He decided to destroy all of his creative work with a big flood. He was about to began the demolition project, when Noah came to his mind. "Well. Noah and his family does pay some respect
to me. God thought to himself. + + + + The God contacted Noah, and started to talk to him. "Noah. There will be a big flood. The flood will kill all the living creatures on Earth." Noah tried to answer, but God was reluctant to listen. "You must build a big Arc. For your family and all living creatures on earth" Noah knew that God would not listen to him. "Here are the blue prints for your Ark" God said. After that God gave Noah the instructions for the first boat ever made by humans. Then God continued. "After the Arc is ready. Besides your
family. Noah got into panic. He started to thought, Noah looked helplessly to the God. "I will help you with animals" He promised to Noah. + + + + Noah started to build he Ark. Other people laughed to him quite a lot. But Noah had his orders. He and his family didn't care. They continued the work, just like God has asked. After the Ark was, Noah started to wait new commands. While waiting he and his family lived their life just as usual. The ark stood lonely on the solid ground. Every now and then people came to watch, wonder and laugh at the big ark. + + + + Finally God had all the arrangement for Great Flood ready. He contacted Noah. God guided animals to the ark. Noah and his family carried food and other things to it. After the ark was loaded God closed the door. + + + + After closing the door, the God started the flood. Ocean levels raised like thunder, Water came from everywhere. Even from the wells. People who laughed at Noah and his Ark came. They tried to get in to it. But the God had guessed it. He had put lions and other wild animals to guard the
Ark. Just like God had asked them to do. + + + + It seemed, that there is no end to flood of water. It continued to raise. Noah and his family were lifted up like they were in elevator. After the water had covered everything on Earth, the flooding ended. The water rose to over 2000 feet high. ( = 800 meters ) And it killed all other living creature from Earth. Only Noah and his family was left. + + + + The only Jewish survivors lived in the Ark 10 months. They got food from the animals they had with them. Life in the ark wasn't very easy. Everybody wished, that the flooding would end, Noah prayed God, but God didn't answer. + + + + After 7 months the ark landed on Mount Ararat. After 10 months people started to see also other mountains. Noah sent dove and raven to check out if there was something somewhere. Raven refused to leave the ark, but the dove went away. When the dove came back it had a fresh olive leaf in her beak. Noah waits seven days more and sends out the dove again, and this time it does not return. + + + + After the land was dry, God came and spoke to Noah. "Leave the ark, and go to Israel." Before leaving the ark, Noah offers a sacrifice to God. After the sacrifice, God makes a deal with humans. He promises, that in future he will not kill all life on Earth with floods. As a sign for the treaty, God created rainbow.
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