Who Were the People Who Perished in Noah's Flood?

About this episode

The episode explores the civilizations that perished in Noah's Flood and the archaeological evidence surrounding this event.

The proper date for Noah's Flood, based on extensive evidence, is 3520 B.C. With this anchor point established, we can then begin to investigate questions surrounding the Flood, and we can get real, concrete, fascinating answers from various branches of science, including archaeology. Today, we delve into one such question. Who were the people who perished in Noah's Flood? In Matthew 24, Jesus says: "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away , so will the coming of the Son of Man be." Another version says "until the flood came and swept them all away." Who were these people groups, these civilizations who were swept away in Noah's Flood? What can we know about them? We investigate the lives and cultures of specific ancient people groups in south Mesopotamia, in Palestine, in Greece, in Ireland, and North America. Evidence strongly supports the hypothesis that all of these civilizations perished in the Flood, at the date of circa 3520 B.C…

People in this episode

Hosts: Steve Hall, Jennifer Hall

Topics covered

• Noah's Flood
• ancient civilizations
• cultural breaks
• archaeology
• historical evidence
• religious context

Keywords

• Noah's Flood
• ancient people groups
• cultural break
• archaeological evidence
• historical analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Places: south Mesopotamia, Palestine, Greece, Ireland, North America

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