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• Comparison of Babylonian and Noahic Flood Stories - A comparison of The Babylonian text "The Epic of Galgamesh" and the Genesis account with about 20 major points in common and 6 differences.
• Genesis and Enuma Elish - A comparison of Genesis and the much older Mesopotamian creation myth "Enuma Elish."
• Gilgamesh Epic v. Genesis - A comparative study of the flood accounts in these two documents, with the conclusion that the theory that both accounts descended from a common origin is the most plausible one.
• Sabbath Origins - This article argues article that Genesis' Garden of Eden and its concept of a resting God setting aside a seventh day as a Sabbath rest day is derived, in part, from the Epic of Gilgamesh and to a degree, the Atrahasis Flood Story.

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