Compare the veneration of human achievements with the idol worshipped by the people of Nuh
The names Wadd, Suwa’, Yaghuth, Ya’uq, and Nasr are mentioned in the Quran in the context of idolatry, specifically in Surah Nuh (71:23):
These names refer to idols worshipped by the people of Nuh (Noah).
Historical Context: According to Islamic traditions (such as the writings of Ibn Abbas and commentary by Ibn Kathir), Wadd was one of the righteous men of Nuh's community.
Over generations, the purpose of these statues shifted from reminders to objects of worship, marking the beginning of idolatry among Nuh’s people.
According to early Islamic scholars like Ibn Abbas, Ibn Kathir, and Mujahid, these five idols represent highly righteous, pious, and influential individuals in the community of Prophet Nuh (Noah).
After these individuals passed away, Nuh’s people, initially to honor them, erected statues or images in their memory.
This shift marked the origin of idolatry among Nuh’s people.
Connection to Nuh’s Community:
These individuals likely lived during the early part of Nuh’s prophetic mission, which spanned over 950 years (Surah Al-Ankabut, 29:14).
In pre-Islamic Arab culture, traces of these idols persisted, suggesting their influence extended well beyond Nuh’s time.
According to Islamic tradition, idol worship persisted after the Flood of Nuh through descendants of the survivors.
While no specific ages are mentioned, the righteous individuals who became these idols likely lived during the early stages of human civilization, given Nuh’s long prophetic mission.
The story of Prophet Nuh (Noah) in the Quran centers around themes of faith, guidance, rejection, and divine punishment through the Flood.
This narrative appears in multiple surahs, including Surah Hud (11), Surah Al-Mu’minun (23), Surah Ash-Shu’ara (26), Surah Al-Qamar (54), Surah Al-A'raf (7), and Surah Nuh (71).
Prophet Nuh is appointed as a messenger to his people to call them to monotheism and righteousness.
"Indeed, We sent Nuh to his people, [saying], 'Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment.'"— Surah Nuh (71:1)
Despite his efforts, Nuh’s people are largely unresponsive.
Nuh patiently endures their hostility and continuously calls them back to the path of Allah.
Nuh persists in delivering his message for a long time—950 years, according to the Quran.
But my invitation increased them not except in flight.'"— Surah Nuh (71:5-6)
After his long and unfruitful efforts, Allah informs Nuh that none of his people will believe, except those who have already embraced his message.
Allah then instructs Nuh to construct an Ark, detailing its design and materials.
"And it was revealed to Nuh that, 'No one will believe from your people except those who have already believed, so do not be distressed by what they have been doing.'"— Surah Hud (11:36)
Following Allah’s instructions, Nuh begins constructing the Ark.
Allah tells Nuh that the Flood will begin when the tannur (oven) overflows with water.
When the tannur begins to gush, Nuh receives Allah’s command to board the Ark with his family, the believers, and pairs of animals.
One of Nuh’s sons, who disbelieved, refuses to join him on the Ark.
Nuh pleads with his son to board and seek refuge from the rising waters.
"And [Nuh] called to his son, who was apart [from them], 'O my son, come aboard with us and be not with the disbelievers.' [But] he said, 'I will take refuge on a mountain to protect me from the water.' [Nuh] said, 'There is no protector today from the decree of Allah, except for whom He gives mercy.' And the waves came between them, and he was among the drowned."— Surah Hud (11:42-43)
Nuh is then told that peace and blessings will be upon him and his followers, and that they will establish future generations on the earth.
Nuh, recognizing the heavy losses and tragedy, prays for Allah’s forgiveness, expressing sorrow for his son but ultimately accepting Allah’s judgment.
Allah reminds him of the importance of obedience to divine command, and Nuh submits to Allah’s wisdom.
Nuh’s story ends with him and the believers receiving Allah’s blessings.
"Indeed, We sent Nuh to his people, and he remained among them a thousand years minus fifty years; and the flood seized them while they were wrongdoers."— Surah Al-Ankabut (29:14)
Through Nuh’s story, the Quran emphasizes themes of divine mercy, justice, and the consequences of rejection.
Examples include Noah as Deucalion, Samson as Hercules, and parallels between biblical and mythological events.
These laws are mentioned in the Talmud and are thought to apply to all descendants of Noah—in other words, all people.
Rob discusses his evolving perspective on interpreting the Y chromosome tree in relation to Noah’s sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
He recently developed a new graphical representation of the Genesis 10 and 11 genealogies, displaying them in a radial format with Noah at the center, radiating outward to show descendants.
Two or Three Lineages: Shem, Ham, and Japheth might each represent separate Y chromosome lineages, possibly diverging due to mutations from Noah's spermatogonial lines.
Rob explains how mutations might have occurred in Noah’s spermatogonial cell lines, possibly resulting in distinct Y chromosome lineages.
Rob references a study suggesting an increase in radioactive decay during the flood year, potentially leading to increased mutations in Noah’s lineage.
Since Noah had his sons after 500 years of life, his descendants might have exhibited significant genetic variation due to this phenomenon.
Rob directs viewers to his article, “Can We Place the Sons of Noah on the Y Chromosome Family Tree?” on Creation.com, and additional resources on topics like DNA mutation and genealogy.
I'm calculating the genealogy from Adam up to Noah based on a flood date of 10,800 BCE and Noah's birth at 11,400 BCE, I’ll use the genealogical ages given in the Bible (specifically in Genesis 5), where the age of each patriarch at the birth of their son is recorded.
Noah's Birth: 11,400 BCE (based on being 600 at the flood).
Years for each generation (father’s age at son’s birth) from Adam to Noah:
Summing the ages for each generation from Adam to Noah yields a total of 1,656 years.
Calculate Adam’s approximate date by adding 1,656 years to Noah’s birth year (11,400 BCE):
Thus, if Noah was born in 11,400 BCE, Adam would have been created around 13,056 BCE based on the ages provided in Genesis.
Noah builds an ark for God.
I compare the three heroes in Utnapishtim, Ziusudra and Noah and in Ziusudra's Flood.
The story of Noah fills Genesis 6 to 9.
He finds one righteous man, Noah.
Noah brings in his wife, his three sons Shem, Ham and Japheth, their wives, and pairs of animals.
Noah sends out a raven and then a dove.
Noah offers a sacrifice.
What sets Noah apart is the covenant.
Noah sends the raven first.
I read the chapter verse by verse in Genesis 7: Noah and the Flood, and the landing place in Mount Ararat.
Many were written down by Spanish priests after the conquest, so any detail that echoes Noah needs care.
A woman named Cessair, a granddaughter of Noah in the text, sails to Ireland with fifty women and three men, hoping to escape the coming deluge.
The three sons and their wives match Noah closely, which is why I read Pacific versions carefully.
Utnapishtim, Atrahasis, Ziusudra, Noah, Deucalion, Manu and Nuu are all told in advance.
The Mesopotamian ark, Noah's ark, Deucalion's chest, the Inca box and Bergelmir's "ark" are boxes or chests more than boats.
Gilgamesh, Atrahasis, Ziusudra and Noah share the warning, the sealed vessel and the sacrifice.
Gilgamesh and Noah also share the birds.
What Is the Relationship Between Utnapishtim, Ziusudra, and Noah?
Genesis 7: Noah and the Flood
He explains that Noah and his sons were genetically pure, but all other life had been corrupted, possibly through the mixing of species, a practice described in these extra-biblical texts.
Skiba addresses claims that the Book of Enoch contradicts the Bible, particularly the claim that angels helped Noah build the ark.
He argues that Genesis does not specify who assisted Noah, leaving room for the possibility that angels, as mentioned in Enoch, could have helped.
He argues that the Nephilim mentioned in Genesis 6:4 were from the days of Jared, not Noah.
Skiba explores the genealogies of Noah’s sons and their descendants, noting that giants appeared in Canaan’s lineage (Amorites, Hittites) and possibly in the line of Cush (through Nimrod).
Rob Skiba discusses the lineage of Noah's descendants and their connection to giants, emphasizing that Canaan's descendants, specifically the Amorites, are associated with giants.
The lineage of other descendants of Noah's sons is also explored:
Skiba proposes that the wives of Noah's sons may have carried corrupted genetics, which could explain the continuation of Nephilim after the flood.
The presentation concludes with a discussion on how Nephilim genetics could have been preserved through Noah's family.
Skiba challenges the idea of multiple angelic incursions after the flood, arguing instead that the Nephilim reappeared due to the corrupted genetics passed through the wives of Noah’s sons.
This view contrasts with the idea that fallen angels continued to create Nephilim after the flood, suggesting that the genetic corruption present in Noah’s time was enough to account for the post-Flood giants.
Rob suggests that genetic corruption was central to God's decision to flood the Earth, with Noah and his family being spared due to their genetic purity.
The Canaanites, particularly those in the land of Canaan, were descendants of Ham, Noah’s son.
This story presents a clear parallel to other flood myths, such as the account of Noah in the Bible.
This role mirrors figures such as Noah in the Judeo-Christian tradition or Utnapishtim in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
Rees, "New British Cyclopædia," art. Titans)--"such as Gerard Vossius, Marsham, Bochart, and Father Thomassin--are of opinion that the partition of the world among the sons of Noah-Shem, Ham, and Japheth--was the original of the tradition of the same partition among Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto," upon the breaking up of the great empire of the Titans.
Josephus, quoting Jewish traditions, says, "The births and deaths of illustrious men, between Adam and Noah, were noted down at the time with great accuracy." (Ant., lib.
We must seek it in the relationship of the Jews to the family of Noah, and in the identity of the Noachic race destroyed in the Deluge with the people of the drowned Atlantis.
According to these documents, the Noah of the Mexican cataclysm was Coxcox, called by certain peoples Teocipactli or Tezpi.
In the account in Genesis, Noah "builded an altar unto the Lord, and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
The name of the hero of the Aztec story, Nata, pronounced with the broad sound of the a, is not far from the name of Noah or Noe.
The Deluge of Genesis is a Phœnician, Semitic, or Hebraic legend, and yet, strange to say, the name of Noah, which occurs in it, bears no appropriate meaning in those tongues, but is derived from Aryan sources; its fundamental root is Na, to which in all the Aryan language is attached the meaning of water--νάειν, to flow; νᾶμα, water; Nympha, Neptunus, water deities.
15.) We find the root Na repeated in the name of this Central American Noah, Na-ta, and probably in the word "Na-hui-atl"--the age of water.
There can be doubt these are the Mexican Noah, Coxcox, and his wife, Xochiquetzal; and at the same time it is evident (the Calendar stone, we know, was made in A.D., 1478) that the story of them, and the pictures representing the story, have not been invented by the Catholic clergy, but really existed among these nations long before the Conquest."
Here we find that the land that was destroyed was the "first land;" that it was an island "beyond the great ocean." In all early age the people were happy and peaceful; they became wicked; "snake worship" was introduced, and was associated, as in Genesis, with the "fall of man;" Nana-Bush became the ancestor of the new race; his name reminds us of the Toltec Nata and the Hebrew Noah.
The animals are not collected together by Deucalion, as in the case of Noah and Khasisatra, but they crowded into the vessel of their own accord, driven by the terror with which the storm
This has already been observed by Pictet, who lays due stress on the following passage of the Bhâgavata-Purâna: 'In seven days,' said Vishnu to Satyravata, 'the three worlds shall be submerged.' There is nothing like this in the Brâhmana nor the Mahâbhârata, but in Genesis the Lord says to Noah, 'Yet seven days and I will cause it to rain upon the earth;' and a little farther we read, 'After seven days the waters of the flood were upon the earth.'.
Noah was one year and ten days in the ark, Khasisatra was not half that time, while Deucalion was afloat only nine days.
"All men were drowned save Noah and his family; and then God said, 'O earth, swallow up thy waters;
"But it is not so, perhaps, with another triad, speaking of the vessel Nefyddnaf-Neifion, which at the time of the overflow of Llyon-llion, bore a pair of all living creatures, and rather too much resembles the ark of Noah.
Hence, upon the coming of the Deluge, Noah and his sons were borne by the ark to the earth we now inhabit.
It will be observed that, while he locates Paradise in the east, he places the scene of the Deluge in the west; and he supposes that Noah came from the scene of the Deluge to Europe.
This shows that the traditions in the time of Cosmos looked to the west as the place of the Deluge, and that after the Deluge Noah came to the shores of the Mediterranean.
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
["These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.]
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence
"Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.
"And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
"And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him.
And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
"And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark; they, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.
And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life.
And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
"And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged.
"And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made: and be sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.
And the dove came in to him in the evening, and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.
"And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
"And God spake unto Noah, saying, Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.
"And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and big sons' wives with him: every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.
"And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
If these races (the Chinese, Australians, Americans, etc.) are not descended from Noah they could not have been included in the Deluge.
But as it is alleged that it did destroy a country, and drowned all the people thereof except Noah and his family, the country so destroyed could not have been Europe, Asia, Africa, America, or Australia, for there has been no universal destruction of the people of those regions; or, if there had been, how can we account for the existence to-day of people on all of those continents whose descent Genesis does not trace back to Noah, and, in fact, about whom the writer of Genesis seems to have known nothing?
The other three races--yellow, black, and red--have no place in the Bible list of nations sprung from Noah." As, therefore, the Deluge of the Bible destroyed only the land and people of Noah, it could not have been universal.
There will still remain three great races to which it is undoubtedly peculiar, who have not borrowed it from each other, but among whom the tradition is primitive, and goes back to the most ancient times, and these three races are precisely the only ones of which the Bible speaks as being descended from Noah--those of which it gives the ethnic filiation in the tenth chapter of Genesis.
The Bible also suggests that the Philistines descended from Japheth, one of Noah's sons.
This includes the lineage leading to Noah, who is key in the pre-flood narrative.
Description: The grandfather of Noah, known for having lived 969 years, the longest lifespan recorded in the Bible.
We come now to another question: “Did the Aryan or Japhetic race come from Atlantis?” If the Aryans are the Japhetic race, and if Japheth was one of the sons of the patriarch who escaped from the Deluge, then assuredly, if the tradition of Genesis be true, the Aryans came from the drowned land, to wit, Atlantis. According to Genesis, the descendants of the Japheth who escaped out of the Flood with Noah are the Ionians, the inhabitants of the Morea, the dwellers on the Cilician coast of Asia Minor, the Cyprians, the Dodoneans of Macedonia, the Iberians, and the Thracians. These are all now recognized as Aryans, except the Iberians.
Aryans and Japhetic Race: The passage suggests that if the Aryans are the Japhetic race and if Japheth was a son of Noah who survived the Deluge (biblical flood), then according to the tradition of Genesis, the Aryans would have originated from Atlantis.
The Mighty Hunter named Nimrod receives a brief mention after the flood in Genesis 6-9 as a great-grandson of Noah, grandson of Ham.
He states that Nimrod, the enigmatic figure mentioned briefly in Genesis 10 as a descendant of Noah, holds a compelling place in ancient texts.
Similarly, Nimrod is described as a descendant of Ham, one of Noah's sons in Genesis.
Similarly, Nimrod is associated with the giants and is described as a descendant of Ham, one of Noah's sons.
Paul Wallis began the discussion by addressing the complexity of flood narratives found across various ancient cultures, including the Biblical stories of Noah.
He emphasized the recurring theme of preserving bloodlines, as evident in the story of Noah and other similar myths.
This story is paralleled in the Biblical narrative of Noah, where five bloodlines survive a global flood.
He connected this story to the Biblical narrative of Noah, suggesting that Kish was one of the cities founded by the descendants of Noah's sons.
LaCroix proposed that the survivors of the flood, including the descendants of Noah, traveled to various parts of the world, bringing with them the knowledge of construction, astronomy, and spirituality.
Genesis 7:11-12: “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and the windows of the heavens were opened.
And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.”*These verses describe the Great Flood, which can be interpreted as a divine judgment leading to the destruction of a significant civilization, potentially linked to the sinking of Atlantis in the theory.
And as you well know, the priest-architect of Atlantis, known to you as Noah, constructed a mighty ship that eventually carried animals and humans to the new colonies around the planet, particularly toward the area in the Middle East of today that you call the Fertile Crescent.
Noah
Emzara (Noah's wife)
Shem (Noah's eldest son)
Ham (Noah's second son)
Japheth (Noah's third son)
Nir is described as the younger brother of Noah.
He is depicted as a righteous man, similar to Noah.
Other unnamed siblings – Mentioned in the Book of Jubilees, which suggests Noah had other brothers and sisters, though they are not named.
Emzara – The name of Noah's wife is not mentioned in the Bible but is given as Emzara in the Book of Jubilees and other Jewish traditions.
Unnamed sons and daughters – The Book of Jubilees mentions that Noah had other children besides Shem, Ham, and Japheth, though they are not named.
Noah
Noah's wife (Emzara, according to the Book of Jubilees)
Nir (Noah's brother, mentioned in 2 Enoch) and any other unnamed siblings, as well as extended family members, did not survive the flood according to the biblical narrative and associated texts.
Genesis 6-9 (The Flood): The story of Noah's Ark and the Flood is traditionally interpreted as God's judgment on a corrupt world.
This article looks at the role of the shepherds in ancient texts and compares Plato’s story of Atlantis with the biblical account of Noah and the Flood.
YHWH planned a flood but spared Noah.
It also refers to Utnapishtim, an equivalent to Noah.) The epic describes a voyage that Gilgamesh takes, to where the sea that he looks at becomes a pond and then a mud puddle and then like a porridge bowl.
Life spans got shorter (especially after Noah's flood) -> ET genetics diluted.
Noah's Flood doesn't fit well with the final fall of Atlantis -> 9,600 BCE