Friday, March 28, 2025

Was Rahab the Harlot an Ancestor of Jesus Christ?

 Many say that Rahab [Raab] the Harlot, who was a Canaanite, was ancestor of our Savior Jesus Christ; however, if that is true that means that Jesus Christ is not our Savior and he did not fulfill the law.  It makes a huge difference whether Jesus Christ is a pure blood descendant of Judah or part Canaanite.  We will explore this issue in this document further.


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Rachab, Wife of Salmon & Ancestors of Jesus Christ

 

The only time our bible mentions Salmon wife’s name Rachab is in the Gospel of Matthew, where the ancestry of our Savior Jesus Christ is stated. Notice the King James Version, the Greek transliteration and the Latin Vulgate all three agree that Salmon’s wife name is spelt as ‘Rachab’.

 

“And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon; And Salmon begat Boaz of Rachab [G4470 Rachab]; and Boaz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse” KJV Mat 1:4-5

 

“Aram autem genuit Aminadab Aminadab autem genuit Naasson Naasson autem genuit Salmon Salmon autem genuit Booz de Rachab Booz autem genuit Obed ex Ruth Obed autem genuit Iesse Iesse autem genuit David regem” LV Mat 1:4-5

 

 

As you will see below, Salmon’s wife name is spelt different than that of the Harlot of Jericho.

 

Raab the Harlot of Jericho

 

Raab was living in Jericho and she is typically referred to as Raab the Harlot. We will look at the spelling of her name in three different versions in the Old Testament. While reading these verses notice that only two men of Israel were sent to spy on the land and these two men were the only ones mentioned in scripture that met Raab of Jericho.  No where does scripture state that Salmon was one of the men that went to Jericho and met Raab. 

 

The Greek Septuagint spells her name Raab and theblueletterbible.org site reflects the same Greek transliteration.

 

“And Joshua the son of Naue sent out of Sattin two young men to spy the land, saying, Go up and view the land and Jericho: and the two young men went and entered into Jericho; and they entered into the house of a harlot, whose name was Raab [G4460 Ῥαάβ], and lodged there.” LXX Jos 2:1 

 

“And Joshua saved alive Raab [G4460 Ῥαάβ] the harlot, and all the house of her father, and caused her to dwell in Israel until this day, because she hid the spies which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.” LXX Jos 6:25 

 

The Latin Vulgate agrees with the Greek Septuagint that her name is spelt Raab.

 

“misit ergo Iosue filius Nun de Setthim duos viros exploratores abscondito et dixit eis ite et considerate terram urbemque Hiericho qui pergentes ingressi sunt domum mulieris meretricis nomine Raab et quieverunt apud eam” LV Jos 2:1

 

Raab vero meretricem et domum patris eius atque omnia quae habebat fecit Iosue vivere et habitaverunt in medio Israhel usque in praesentem diem eo quod absconderit nuntios quos miserat ut explorarent Hiericho in tempore illo inprecatus est Iosue dicens“ LV Jos 6:25

 

The King James Version uses the modern Hebrew transliteration of Rahab:

 

“And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab[H7343 rāḥāḇ], and lodged there.” KJV Jos 2:1 

 

“And Joshua saved Rahab [H7343 rāḥāḇ] the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.” KJV Jos 6:25

 

The Letter to the Hebrews mentions Raab the Harlot of Jericho.  Notice how the Latin and Greek transliteration both use the spelling of Raab and the King James Version uses the modern Hebrew transliteration of Rahab even though there is no modern Hebrew version of the New Testament.

 

“fide Raab meretrix non periit cum incredulis excipiens exploratores cum pace” LV Heb 11:31

 

“By faith the harlot Rahab [G4460 Raab] perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.” KJV Heb 11:31 

 

The English Hexapla of 1841

 

According to an English Hexapla of 1841, it shows that the Greek text did reflect Boaz’s mother’s name in Matthew 1:5 as Rachab.  This Hexapla reflects the name of the Harlot was Raab.


This Hexapla reflects the first six New Testament translations into English with the different names spelling in each version for Salmon’s wife verses the Harlot, except the Wiclif version.



 


Above from The English hexapla: exhibiting the six important English translations of the New Testament, Matthew 1:5

 

The English hexapla : exhibiting the six important English translations of the New Testament, Hebrews  11:31

 

So, it would appear to me, based on the spelling alone, that they did not think that Salmon’s wife and the Harlot of Jericho were the same person.

 


Genealogy & Timing

 

Reflected below is a genealogy diagram for the tribe of Judah and Levi that shows the generations before Boaz. The generations and timing show that Boaz most likely was born before the time of the Book of Joshua when two Israelite men met Raab.



During the Israelites second year in the wilderness, Boaz’s grandpa Nahshon was appointed chief or prince of the tribe of Judah.

 

“The Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first day of the second month, in the second year after they had come out of the land of Egypt, saying, “Take a census of all the congregation of the people of Israel, by clans, by fathers' houses, according to the number of names, every male, head by head. From twenty years old and upward, all in Israel who are able to go to war, you and Aaron shall list them, company by company. And there shall be with you a man from each tribe, each man being the head of the house of his fathers. And these are the names of the men who shall assist you. From Reuben, Elizur the son of Shedeur; from Simeon, Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai; from Judah, Nahshon the son of Amminadab.” ESV Num 1:1-7

 

“And they that encamp first toward the east shall be the order of the camp of Juda with their host, and the prince [G758 archōn; a ruler, commander, chief, captain]  of the sons of Juda, Naasson [Nahshon] the son of Aminadab.” LXX Num 2:3

 

“And he that offered his gift on the first day, was Naasson [Nahshon] the son of Aminadab, prince [G758 archōn; a ruler, commander, chief, captain] of the tribe of Juda.” LXX Num 7:12

 

Therefore, we know that Nahshon was old enough to be the leader of a very large group people from the tribe Judah. Nahshon was probably already married and his son Salmon was more than likely born in Egypt. Just as Nahshon’s sister was already married to Aaron while they were still living in Egypt where they had four sons shown below.  Scripture names Aaron’s sons prior to leaving Egypt.

 

“Aaron took as his wife Elisheba, the daughter of Amminadab and the sister of Nahshon, and she bore him Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.” ESV Exo 6:23

 

“And Aaron took to himself to wife Elisabeth daughter of Aminadab sister of Naasson, and she bore to him both Nadab and Abiud, and Eleazar and Ithamar.” LXX Exo 6:23

 

Aaron and Elisheba married before the law was given that they must marry within their own tribe and they were all considered the tribe of Israel.  It was when the land division was going to take place that they were told to marry within their own tribes only. More on this latter.

 

According to Exodus, Phinehas was already born prior to the Israelites leaving Egypt and by the time the book of Numbers was written he was old enough to know the law and kill someone with a javelin (spear). Phinehas was the same generation as Salmon’s father Nahshon (Naasson) who was Chief of the tribe of Judah.

 

“And Eleazar the son of Aaron took to himself for a wife one of the daughters of Phutiel, and she bore to him Phinees. These are the heads of the family of the Levites, according to their generations.” ESV Exo 6:25 

 

“Eleazar, Aaron's son, took as his wife one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas.” LXX Exo 6:25

 

“And Phinees the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, and rose out of the midst of the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand, and went in after the Israelitish man into the chamber, and pierced them both through, both the Israelitish man, and the woman through her womb; and the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.” LXX Num 25:7-8

 

So, Salmon and Rachab probably bore Boaz during the time of the 40 years in the wilderness before those two Israelite men met Raab the Harlot in the book of Joshua (Jos 2:1). Salmon and Rachab raised Boaz’s generation while our Father in Heaven was teaching the Israelites the laws and ensuring they followed them.

 

“And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the Lord was gone. And behold, you have risen in your fathers' place, a brood of sinful men, to increase still more the fierce anger of the Lord against Israel!” ESV Num 32:13

 

Raab the Harlot was a Canaanite

 

Raab [Rahab] the harlot was said to be a Canaanite and the law states not to marry a Canaanite.  Canaan’s line was cursed in Genesis chapter 9. The verse below states that the Canaanites live by the Jordan and Raab was living near the Jordan in Jericho.

 

“The Amalekites dwell in the land of the Negeb. The Hittites, the Jebusites, and the Amorites dwell in the hill country. And the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and along the Jordan.” ESV Num 13:29

 

“And the children of Israel wept for Moses in Araboth of Moab at Jordan near Jericho thirty days; and the days of the sad mourning for Moses were completed.” LXX Deu_34:8 

 

“And Joshua the son of Naue sent out of Sattin two young men to spy the land, saying, Go up and view the land and Jericho: and the two young men went and entered into Jericho; and they entered into the house of a harlot, whose name was Raab and lodged there.” LXX Jos 2:1 

 

 

Josephus, the 1st century historian, reflects history of what happened in his fifth book and does mention the Canaanites in relation to Raab [Rahab] the Harlot who he refers to as an Inn Keeper.

 

“Now when he had pitched his camp, the spies came to him immediately, well acquainted with the whole state of the Canaanites; for at first, before they were at all discovered, they took a full view of the city of Jericho without disturbance, and saw which parts of the walls were strong, and which parts were otherwise, and indeed insecure, and which of the gates were so weak as might afford an entrance to their army. Now those that met them took no notice of them when they saw them, and supposed they were only strangers, who used to be very curious in observing everything in the city, and did not take them for enemies; but at even they retired to a certain inn that was near to the wall, whither they went to eat their supper; which supper when they had done, and were considering how to get away, information was given to the king as he was at supper, that there were some persons come from the Hebrews' camp to view the city as spies, and that they were in the inn kept by Rahab, and were very solicitous that they might not be discovered.” Josephus Antiquities, Book 5, Chapter 2.

 

The law states that the Israelites were not to marry a Canaanite before the time Jacob Israel married and it was restated when the Israelites spent the 40 years in the wilderness.

 

“that I may make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,” Gen_24:3 

 

“Then Isaac called Jacob and blessed him and directed him, “You must not take a wife from the Canaanite women.” Gen_28:1 

 

“And when the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land, into which thou goest to possess it, and shall remove great nations from before thee, the Chettite, and Gergesite, and Amorite, and Chananite, and Pherezite, and Evite, and Jebusite, seven nations more numerous and stronger than you, and the Lord thy God shall deliver them into thy hands, then thou shalt smite them: thou shalt utterly destroy them: thou shalt not make a covenant with them, neither shall ye pity them: neither shall ye contract marriages with them: thou shalt not give thy daughter to his son, and thou shalt not take his daughter to thy son.” Deu 7:1-3

 

 

God wanted the Canaanites and their descendants destroyed.  Here is verse stating that fact.  Below are two different bible versions, showing the different spellings and the ones in bold are all Canaanites since they are descendants of Canaan.  The Pherezites [Perizzites] are unknown people since they are not shown as descendants of Noah in Genesis chapter 10 (see this chart)

 

Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and will utterly destroy from before our face the Chananite, and the Chettite and Pherezite, and the Evite, and the Amorite, and the Gergesite, and the Jebusite.”  LXX Jos 3:10 

 

And Joshua said, “Here is how you shall know that the living God is among you and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, and the Jebusites.” ESV Jos 3:10 

 

Jesus had to Fulfill the Laws of Moses

 

Rachab the wife of Salmon, is an ancestor of Jesus Christ; therefore, it is very important to understand that Rachab had to be of the tribe of Judah for Jesus to be who the Gospels says he is. First though we must understand that Jesus said he came to satisfy the Law; therefore, in order to be our legitimate anointed High Priest and King everything about Jesus had to be done according to the laws of Moses.  The children of Jacob Israel would only recognize Jesus Christ as their King and Savior if everything about him was done according to the laws of Moses to fulfill prophecy.  Jesus does state that he came to fulfill or satisfy the law.

 

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill [G4137 plēroō; satisfy, execute] themESV Mat 5:17

 

Jesus also said that everything written about him in the Laws of Moses will be fulfilled or executed:

 

“Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled [G4137 plēroō; satisfy, execute]. ESV Luke 24:44

 

In order for Jesus to be our Passover Lamb, he was to be without blemish:

 

“It shall be to you a lamb unblemished, a male of a year old: ye shall take it of the lambs and the kids.” LXX Exo 12:5 

 

The laws for sacrifice state that all sacrifices to the Lord must be without blemish or anything evil. Therefore, Jesus had to be without blemish or any thing evil to be the Passover sacrifice.

 

“Thou shalt not sacrifice to the Lord thy God a calf or a sheep, in which there is a blemish, or any evil thing; for it is an abomination to the Lord thy God.” LXX Deu 17:1 

 

The tribes of Israel were to be keep separate from other tribes and nations.

 

“Speak to the congregation of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, Ye shall be holy [G39 hagion; set apart for God, sacred]; for I the Lord your God am holy.” Sep Lev 19:2

 

“And ye shall be holy to me; because I the Lord your God am holy, who separated [G873 aphorizō; I rail off, separate, place apart, to set off by boundary] you from all nations, to be mine.” Sep Lev 20:26

 

If Jesus was born of a forbidden union, he was not be qualified to enter the assembly of the Lord.

 

No one born of a forbidden union may enter the assembly of the LORD. Even to the tenth generation, none of his descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD.” ESV Deu 23:2 

 

In order for Jesus Christ to fulfill the laws of Moses, he must be a pure blood from the tribe of Judah. 

 

“And whatever daughter is heiress to a property of the tribes of the children Israel, such women shall be married each to one of her father's tribe, that the sons of Israel may each inherit the property of his father's tribe. And the inheritance shall not go about from one tribe to another, but the children of Israel shall steadfastly continue each in his own inheritance.”  Sep Num 36:8-9

 

When Jacob Israel blessed his sons, he gave each of them unique blessings.  Judah received the blessing of being the ruling tribe.  Jesus our King and High Priest will be the fulfillment of Judah’s blessing. 

 

A ruler shall not fail from Juda, nor a prince from his loins, until there come the things stored up for him; and he is the expectation of nations.” LXX Gen 49:10 

 

When Jesus returns, Revelation shows that Jesus will fulfill the law and Judah’s blessing.  Jesus will be the ruler and King of Kings.

 

“They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.” ESV Rev 17:14 

 

“From his mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.” Rev 19:15-16

 

Jesus Christ did fulfill the laws of Moses and is a pure blood from the tribe of Judah.  Salmon and Rachab are from the tribe of Judah, we know this if we believe every word our bible tells us. Salmon and Rachab were present when the laws of Moses were read to the Israelites and were there when the Israelites agreed to follow the laws by saying “Amen”. 

 

“‘Cursed be anyone who does not confirm the words of this law by doing them.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.” LXX Deu 27:26

 

Many from the tribes of Israel were killed for not remaining separate from the other nations while they were in the wilderness for 40 years. For more information about this, please read Ruth was from the tribe of Judah.  https://ephraimamerica.blogspot.com/2022/06/ruth-was-israelite-from-tribe-of-judah.html



Saturday, February 22, 2025

Noah’s Regional Flood Impacted Atlantis

 Up until about 2013, I always believed in a worldwide flood, however, the bible and other older sources prove the flood was regional and only impacted the known world of Noah.  Below is a bible overview of why I think the flood was regional and then I show sources from old books. 





The Bible account of the Flood

 

Our bible tells us that Noah’s race was perfect, which means that Noah and his offspring were of the pure race that our Father in Heaven created.  It also tells us that the people who died had the breath of life which was given to Adam and passed down to his descendants (Gen 2:7).

 

“But Noe [Noah] found grace before the Lord God. And these are the generations of Noe. Noe was a just man; being perfect in his generation [G1074 genea; race, stock, family], Noe was well-pleasing to God.  And Noe begot three sons, Sem, Cham, Japheth. But the earth was corrupted before God, and the earth was filled with iniquity. And the Lord God saw the earth, and it was corrupted; because all flesh had corrupted its way upon the earth. And the Lord God said to Noe, A period of all men is come before me; because the earth has been filled with iniquity by them, and, behold, I destroy them and the earth.” Gen 6:9-14

 

“And the Lord God said to Noe [Noah], Enter thou and all thy family into the ark, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation [G1074 genea; race, stock, family]. And of the clean cattle take in to thee sevens, male and female, and of the unclean cattle pairs male and female. And of clean flying creatures of the sky sevens, male and female, and of all unclean flying creatures pairs, male and female, to maintain seed on all the earth.  For yet seven days having passed I bring rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and I will blot out every offspring which I have made from the face of all the earth.  And Noe did all things whatever the Lord God commanded him.  And Noe was six hundred years old when the flood of water was upon the earth. And then went in Noe and his sons and his wife, and his sons' wives with him into the ark, because of the water of the flood.  And of clean flying creatures and of unclean flying creatures, and of clean cattle and of unclean cattle, and of all things that creep upon the earth, pairs went in to Noe into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noe.  And it came to pass after the seven days that the water of the flood came upon the earth.  In the six hundredth year of the life of Noe, in the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, on this day all the fountains of the abyss were broken up, and the flood-gates of heaven were opened.  And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. On that very day entered Noe, Sem, Cham, Japheth, the sons of Noe, and the wife of Noe, and the three wives of his sons with him into the ark.  And all the wild beasts after their kind, and all cattle after their kind, and every reptile moving itself on the earth after its kind, and every flying bird after its kind,  went in to Noe into the ark, pairs, male and female of all flesh in which is the breath of life.  And they that entered went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded Noe, and the Lord God shut the ark outside of him.  And the flood was upon the earth forty days and forty nights, and the water abounded greatly and bore up the ark, and it was lifted on high from off the earth.  And the water prevailed and abounded exceedingly upon the earth, and the ark was borne upon the water. And the water prevailed exceedingly upon the earth, and covered all the high mountains which were under heaven. Fifteen cubits upwards was the water raised, and it covered all the high mountains.  And there died all flesh that moved upon the earth, of flying creatures and cattle, and of wild beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, and every man. And all things which have the breath of life, and whatever was on the dry land, died. And God blotted out every offspring which was upon the face of the earth, both man and beast, and reptiles, and birds of the sky, and they were blotted out from the earth, and Noe was left alone, and those with him in the ark. And the water was raised over the earth an hundred and fifty days.” LXX Gen 7:1-24

 

Notice that Noah knows the laws regarding clean and unclean animals since he was given different directions regarding them; this is because these laws were already in place (Deu 14:7-19).  The same is true that the descendants of Adam were to only marry within their own race or tribe and that is why it was important that Noah’s race or genes were perfect (Num 36:6).

 

“And God remembered Noe, and all the wild beasts, and all the cattle, and all the birds, and all the reptiles that creep, as many as were with him in the ark, and God brought a wind upon the earth, and the water stayed. And the fountains of the deep were closed up, and the flood-gates of heaven, and the rain from heaven was withheld. And the water subsided, and went off the earth, and after an hundred and fifty days the water was diminished, and the ark rested in the seventh month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat. And the water continued to decrease until the tenth month.  And in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the heads of the mountains were seen. And it came to pass after forty days Noe opened the window of the ark which he had made.  And he sent forth a raven; and it went forth and returned not until the water was dried from off the earth.  And he sent a dove after it to see if the water had ceased from off the earth. And the dove not having found rest for her feet, returned to him into the ark, because the water was on all the face of the earth, and he stretched out his hand and took her, and brought her to himself into the ark.  And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove from the ark. And the dove returned to him in the evening, and had a leaf of olive, a sprig in her mouth; and Noe knew that the water had ceased from off the earth.  And having waited yet seven other days, he again sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him again any more.  And it came to pass in the six hundred and first year of the life of Noe, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water subsided from off the earth, and Noe opened the covering of the ark which he had made, and he saw that the water had subsided from the face of the earth.  And in the second month the earth was dried, on the twenty-seventh day of the month.  And the Lord God spoke to Noe, saying, Come out from the ark, thou and thy wife and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.  And all the wild beasts as many as are with thee, and all flesh both of birds and beasts, and every reptile moving upon the earth, bring forth with thee: and increase ye and multiply upon the earth.  And Noe came forth, and his wife and his sons, and his sons' wives with him.  And all the wild beasts and all the cattle and every bird, and every reptile creeping upon the earth after their kind, came forth out of the ark.  And Noe built an altar to the Lord, and took of all clean beasts, and of all clean birds, and offered a whole burnt-offering upon the altar. And the Lord God smelled a smell of sweetness, and the Lord God having considered, said, I will not any more curse the earth, because of the works of men, because the imagination of man is intently bent upon evil things from his youth, I will not therefore any more smite all living flesh as I have done. All the days of the earth, seed and harvest, cold and heat, summer and spring, shall not cease by day or night.” LXX Gen 8:1-22 

 

The use of the word ‘all’ implies an eyewitness account of this flood.  The person stating that ‘all’ was impacted is implying ‘all’ that they saw was impacted.  For example, if you call me while I am traveling and I tell you all the freeways are slow due to lots of traffic; do you assume that I am stating that every freeway in the world in slow due to traffic?  Or do you assume just the freeways I encountered are slow due to traffic?  Just as with Noah’s flood, you can only assume that he is giving an account of what he is seeing and he does not know what is going on the other side of the world. Noah is giving an account of what he sees in the region where he is living.

 

Book of Jubilees Reason for the Flood

 

The Book of Jubilees explains that the flood occurred because the Watchers took wives with the sons of men (Adam) and had children.  These would create race mixed children and not the pure creation that our Father in Heaven created. 

 

“And in the twenty-eighth jubilee [1324-1372 A.M.] Noah began to enjoin upon his sons' sons the ordinances and commandments, and all the judgments that he knew, and he exhorted his sons to observe righteousness, and to cover the shame of their flesh, and to bless their Creator, and honour father and mother, and love their neighbour, and guard their souls from fornication and uncleanness and all iniquity. For owing to these three things came the flood upon the earth, namely, owing to the fornication wherein the Watchers against the law of their ordinances went a whoring after the daughters of men, and took themselves wives of all which they chose: and they made the beginning of uncleanness. And they begat sons the Naphidim, and they were all unlike, and they devoured one another: and the Giants slew the Naphil, and the Naphil slew the Eljo, and the Eljo mankind, and one man another. And every one sold himself to work iniquity and to shed much blood, and the earth was filled with iniquity. And after this they sinned against the beasts and birds, and all that moves and walks on the earth: and much blood was shed on the earth, and every imagination and desire of men imagined vanity and evil continually. And the Lord destroyed everything from off the face of the earth; because of the wickedness of their deeds, and because of the blood which they had shed in the midst of the earth He destroyed everything. 'And we were left, I and you, my sons, and everything that entered with us into the ark, and behold I see your works before me that ye do not walk in righteousness: for in the path of destruction ye have begun to walk, and ye are parting one from another, and are envious one of another, and (so it comes) that ye are not in harmony, my sons, each with his brother. For I see, and behold the demons have begun (their) seductions against you and against your children and now I fear on your behalf, that after my death ye will shed the blood of men upon the earth, and that ye, too, will be destroyed from the face of the earth. For whoso sheddeth man's blood, and whoso eateth the blood of any flesh, shall all be destroyed from the earth”. Jubilees 7:19-28

 

The bible also tells us before the flood occurred that the giants had children with the daughters of men (Adam).  The bible account does agree with the Book of Jubilees:

 

“Now the giants were upon the earth in those days; and after that when the sons of God were wont to go in to the daughters of men, they bore children to them, those were the giants of old, the men of renown. And the Lord God, having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually, then God laid it to heart that he had made man upon the earth, and he pondered it deeply. And God said, I will blot out man whom I have made from the face of the earth, even man with cattle, and reptiles with flying creatures of the sky, for I am grieved that I have made them.” LXX Gen 6:5-8

 

Bible Proof of a Regional Flood

 

The bible reflects in Genesis chapter 15 that descendants of Cain are still living after the flood and so were the giants (shown in blue).  So, these people lived before and after the flood.  It also reflects people with no genealogy in the bible were living after the flood and they are reflected in red below. These tribes are not descendant to Noah since they are not included in Genesis chapter 10 or the genealogies in Chronicles.

 

“In that day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: the Kenite [a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin; from tribe of Cain], and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim [old race of giants], and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.” ASV Gen 15:18-21

 

The Kenizzite, Kadmonites, and Perizzite have no genealogy in the bible, see Genesis chapter 10 and 1 Chronicles they are not mentioned.  They are not Canaanites, see Ham’s descendants here or Genesis chapter 10 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X5UQCC-nKeKdthyGK_q0d8N_h9LCDB7e/view?usp=sharing  The Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites were descendants of Canaan; therefore, lived only after the flood.

There were giants both before and after the flood such as Goliath mentioned in Samuel chapter 17 and the verse above mentions giants.  They are mentioned before the flood in this verse; therefore, they were not destroyed in the flood.

 

The Nephilim [giants] were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of man and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men who were of old, the men of renown. Gen 6:4

 

The water prevailed 22.5 feet (approx.). over the highest mountain they could see.  It would not be a measurement over all the mountains worldwide since that measurement would differ.

 

“Fifteen cubits [22.5 feet approx.] upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.” ASV Gen 7:20 

 

This witness is stating that ‘all the flesh’ in his known world died.  He could not be a witness to everything going on around the world at this time.  He does clarify though that the flesh that died had the ‘breath of life’ and it the ‘breath of life’ was only given to Adam and his descendants (Gensis 2:7).

 

“And all flesh died that moved upon the earth [H776 erets; earth, land], both birds, and cattle, and beasts, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man: all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of all that was on the dry land, died.” ASV Gen 7:21-22

 

The English word ‘earth’ is translated from the word ‘erets’ which can mean either earth, soil or the land.  The translator’s choice the word ‘earth’ in the flood story and in other verses they use the word ‘land’.   Therefore, the translators could have used the word ‘land’ in the flood story. The verse below shows the word ‘erets’ translated to the word ‘land’.

 

“Then Cain went away from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land [H776 erets; earth, land] of Nod, east of Eden.” ESV Gen 4:16

Tower of Babel  Different Nouns Used

 

After the building of the Tower of Babel, the languages of the different people there changed and this included nouns.  As you will see below in the flood stories that Noah was called different names by different descendants of Adam and so were others.

 

“Therefore its name was called Babel, because there the Lord confused the language of all the earth [H776 erets; earth, land]. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of all the earth.” ESV Genesis 11:9


Josephus, Antiquities Some saved on Mountain

 

Josephus says many fled to a great mountain called Baris in Armenia and were saved from the flood.

From https://sites.google.com/site/latinjosephus/antiquities/book-1



Story of Hellen

 

Hellen is probably a son of Noah…

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This name, in legend, has its origins in the story of Hellen, the son of Deucalion and Pyrrha, in an origin myth that parallels parts of the Book of Genesis. Hellen's father survived a great flood Zeus used to wipe out humanity. Hellen himself became the founding father of all of the Greek tribes, one from each of his sons: Aeolus the Aeolians, Dorus the Dorians, and Xuthus the Achaeans and Ionians through his son Ion.” From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_Greece#Hellenes 

More information here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deucalion


1818 - Fabers Horæ Mosaicæ Herdsman & Shepherd Saved

 

According to this account, certain herdsman and shepherds were saved on the tops of the mountains from the flood.







From page 113 and on 114 more information is provided: https://archive.org/details/hormosaicoradis01fabegoog/page/n146/mode/2up?view=theater

More information about the Flood according to American traditions:

https://www.sacred-texts.com/atl/ataw/ataw205.htm

https://answersingenesis.org/the-flood/flood-legends/flood-legends-americas-part-3/

 

The peak of the mountain Mowna Roa was not flooded.




1841 news History of China before the Flood

 

According to this newspaper article, China was exempt from the flood.

From column 4 https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/data/batches/ncu_jefferson_ver02/data/sn84020750/00416156888/1841080701/0513.pdf



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1847 The Patriarchal Age

 

Noah was to write a history of the beginning, procedure and conclusion of all things and bury it at the City of the Sun, at Sippara.  The history was buried and later found at Sippara. 








People were saved who escaped into caves on tops of mountains.



Page 289 https://archive.org/details/patriarchalageo00smitgoog/page/288/mode/2up?q=rising&view=theater



Page 290 https://archive.org/details/patriarchalageo00smitgoog/page/290/mode/2up?q=rising&view=theater

 

1874 - The Builders of Babel -Regarding the Flood

 

A universal flood that covered the whole earth could not have taken place.










1876 Corys Ancient Fragments Chaldean Flood Record









Page 70 https://archive.org/details/corysancientfrag00coryuoft/page/70/mode/2up?view=theater

Many people retreated to the mountain called Baris to escape the flood.


1885 - Bible Hermeneutics States it was a Regional Flood

 Read more about his opinion here https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002050477919&view=1up&seq=557




1892 - Royal Irish Academy - No Flood in Golgotha on Mount Zion

 

According to this Royal Irish Academy book published in 1892, Golgotha was not flooded.  Therefore, Golgotha that was on Mount Zion was not flooded.

 You can download a pdf of this book here, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KruuscNeL1mQ4lRBwASlO6bXmEdMQTt6/view?usp=sharing




Ancient Saved Pre-Flood Writings

Regarding the writing that were buried at Sippara, the City of the Sun, they maybe the writings of Enoch.  It is well known the Enoch’s writings were saved.  Jude 1:14 alludes to Enoch’s writings and prophecies.

The book of Enoch can be purchased online and it is also here and many places: https://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/boe/

Below from https://www.jstor.org/stable/41174216 was written in 1943:




The Sinking of Atlantis

 

I do believe that the sinking of Atlantis is a result of Noah’s flood.  Atlantis was named after King Atlas who was the patriarch, Enoch.  Many of Adam’s descendants were living in Atlantis when the flood happened. 

 



 The writer of the book ‘Atlantis:  The Antediluvian World’ acknowledges that Atlas may have been an Atlantean king or hero that was associated with the origin of astronomy but does not state that Atlas and Enoch are the same person.  Enoch was also a king and more information about Enoch can be found here.




Today the word atlas means a bound collection of maps.  This word comes to us from the Latin noun Atlas who was a Greek ancient Titan who was the “Bearer of the Heavens”. They say Atlas was mythical; however, many people that write our history for us state most all of our ancient documented history is mythical.  Atlas was not mythical; he was Enoch who was seventh generation from Adam. The sunken place called Atlantis was named after Atlas.  The Atlantic Ocean was also named after Atlas.  Atlantic comes from Ancient Greek τλαντικός (Atlantikós, “Atlantean, of Atlas”).  The noun Atlanta, where a large city in Georgia, USA gets it’s name is the feminine form of Atlantic.

 

The oldest known mentions of an ‘Atlantic’ sea comes from Stesichorus around mid-sixth century BC Atlantikôi pelágei (Ancient Greek: Ἀτλαντικῷ πελάγει, 'the Atlantic sea', 'Sea of Atlas').

Below is a 1752 Map called ‘Orbis Vetus deVaugondy’ that shows the maker thought Atlantis was in America.  The Rocky Mountains were called the Atlas Mountains.  Gadirus which means sword written across the great lakes.

My attempt to translate Latin to English written in the upper left corner:

Atlantis Insulae [island] pars [part, place, region] septentrionalis [north] non [not] tanium ad [toward, to] Asiae [Asia] magnitudinem [greatness, magnitude] accedit [I go], sed [but] etiam [also] ejus [is] figuram [shape, form, figure], ritum [rite, ceremony] et insularum [island] circumjacentium [near or around] multitudinem [a great number, crowd] imilatur [represent, copy]





1882 Atlantis:  The Antediluvian World

 

This book explains that the flood could not have been universal. 












Source:  https://ia801606.us.archive.org/31/items/atlantisantedil00donn/atlantisantedil00donn.pdf

 

The Michigan Flood Relics

 

Starting in 1890, thousands of clay, slate and copper tablets were found in 16 counties in Michigan.  Some say the tablets are genuine and others stated they were a hoax.  Below are two that reflect the flood story.  Notice that both of these have grids on the left and right of the ark.  These grids count to 40 on both side; reflecting 40 days and 40 nights. They also both reflect ancient cuneiform writing.  And they both reflect the eye of providence which is the symbol for God’s benevolent oversight.





Source:

Engravings of Prehistoric Specimens from Michigan, U.S.A.

Michigan relics - Wikipedia

 

Conclusion

 

There are many reasons that the flood did not impact the whole earth and instead just impacted a large area of land. Besides the reasons given above here in my short list as to why the flood had to have been regional:

 

  • There is no account in the bible about replanting the whole earth with herbs, brush and trees that would have died after a one-year flood.
  • Certain plants and trees are native to certain continents.  These trees and plants were created at creation and would have required a recreation to have different plants and trees on different continents.
  • There is no account as to why some animals only live in certain places and how they would have got there again.  Like the Kangaroo is only in Australia for example.  There are other animals that are only on certain continents and there is no account of how they would have gotten to that continent after the flood.  
  • The earth was populated with different plants, trees, and animals in the creation account on Genesis chapter 1 and not again after the flood.  Noah I’m sure had seeds with him to replant in the area where he lived only.
  • Different breeds of birds alone would have taken a fleet of arks to accommodate them and their food.
  • The hay required to feed the cows, sheep and goats would require lots of space.   One ark could not accommodate all of the world’s animal types plus a years’ worth of hay and feed.