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Why are Flood Stories so Prevalent in the Ancient World? Did it Happen? Rabbi Tovia Singer Responds

3,112 views · Published 8 March 2016 · 16:12 · Indexed 4 October 2026

Channel: Tovia Singer · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism

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While the Biblical account of Noah’s flood is the most well-known flood tradition, there are numerous other narratives that are thousands of years old, and many of them predate the Torah.  These various myths are prevalent across time and found in almost every civilization.  Although all the flood stories vary, sometimes to large degrees, many of them have striking threads of commonality. Often these stories are told about one human family that survives on a ship. Animals are involved in many of these stories and there is almost always a moral, with the flood coming only after the human race has committed some wrong doing.  In this fascinating broadcast, Rabbi Tovia Singer explains why we encounter this account in almost every culture of human civilization. 
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