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After the flood comes the rainbow. That is the order in Genesis, and to my surprise it is the order in Hawaii too. In my research the rainbow is a sign of peace after destruction, a path the gods walk down, a serpent that brings the water, and a bridge between earth and sky. These are the pages where it comes up.
The covenant bow
On Genesis 9 – The everlasting covenant the rainbow becomes the sign that the flood will not return:
I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
Genesis 9:13 (KJV)
On Flood Stories from Around the World I set this next to the other flood traditions I have collected.
Kane on the rainbow
On The Ark of Nuu the Hawaiian flood hero survives in his ark, and the god Kane comes down to him on a rainbow and leaves it as a sign of forgiveness. The parallel with Noah is close enough that I gave it its own page.
The rainbow serpent
On Oceania Flood Stories the Aboriginal rainbow serpent Yurlunggur is tied to a great flood. Here the rainbow does not end the water, it brings it.
Seven colours
On Principal deities of Hinduism the sun god Surya rides a chariot drawn by seven horses, read as the seven colours of the rainbow. On The Truth About The Rainbow I look at the rainbow in Navajo tradition.
The rainbow bridge
On Rainbow bridge I follow the idea in channeled material:
Humanity creates the sacred bridge between Earth and sky, which some have called the rainbow bridge.
Barbara Marciniak, Bringers of the Dawn
Related pages
- Genesis 9 – The everlasting covenant
- Flood Stories from Around the World
- The Ark of Nuu
- Oceania Flood Stories
- Principal deities of Hinduism
- The Truth About The Rainbow
- Rainbow bridge
For every page I tagged with rainbow, see the rainbow tag archive.
