Genesis creation narrative — Part of a series on Creationism History of creationism Neo creationism … Wikipedia
Eridu Genesis — Sumerian creation epic. It recounted the origins of the world and humanity, the founding of cities, and the great flood sent by the gods to destroy humanity. Forewarned by the god Ea, a man named Ziusudra, known for his humility and obedience,… … Universalium
Babylonia — • Includes geography, history, and biblical references Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Babylonia Babylonia † … Catholic encyclopedia
Tower of Babel — The Tower of Babel ( he. מגדל בבל Migdal Bavel ar. برج بابل Burj Babil ) is a structure featured in chapter 11 of the Book of Genesis, an enormous tower intended as the crowning achievement of the city of Babilu, the Akkadian name for Babylon.… … Wikipedia
Mesopotamian religion — Introduction beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and their successors, the Babylonians and Assyrians, who inhabited ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) in the millennia before the Christian era. These religious beliefs and… … Universalium
Deluge (mythology) — The story of a Great Flood (also known as the Deluge) sent by a deity or deities to destroy civilization as an act of divine retribution is a widespread theme among many cultural myths. Though it is best known in modern times through the Biblical … Wikipedia
Reyes antediluvianos — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Distintas listas y datos de reyes anteriores a lo que se cree que fue el diluvio universal, han sido reflejadas en la mitología e historia de diferentes pueblos, incluso en la Biblia se mencionan. Culturas como las… … Wikipedia Español
MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Alan F. Alford — Alan F. Alford, B. Com, FCA, MBA is a British writer and lecturer on the subjects of ancient religion, mythology, and Egyptology.His first book Gods of the New Millennium (1996) drew on the ancient astronaut theory of Zecharia Sitchin and became… … Wikipedia
Cosmogony — • By this term is understood an account of how the universe (cosmos) came into being (gonia • gegona = I have become). It differs from cosmology, or the science of the universe, in this: that the latter aims at understanding the actual… … Catholic encyclopedia