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Was There Ever a Flood? A lot of people are not sure if there was ever a flood that caused Noah to take two of every animal on the ark, but i'm here to tell you that believe the story is very very true, and why I believe that. I believe in a lot of things to do with the bible, especially the ark, it is also one of my favorite things to learn about and something I believe is very true, because there are so many resources proving that the flood actually happened, and yes there are facts that also state that the flood did not . I understand why people believe it's not true, like two of every animal on an ark, yeah I know it sounds crazy but when you know the facts it makes a lot of sense. Now here are the facts, Robert Ballard proved the flood did …show more content…

Obviously reading this you can not just change your whole belief on the flood, so I am just going to tell you why you should believe the flood actually happened. People question how the Flood could destroy every living thing, but according to Genesis 7:21-22, Noah’s flood was much more destructive than any 40 day rainstorm ever could be, but then how could the Ark survive the Flood? Well it's actually kind of simply, it's all how the Ark was built and how big it was, which was approximately 510 feet long, 50 feet tall from the ground, and it was obviously made of wood (ArkEncounter). Many people don't believe that Ark happened, because it was never found, and that is true but the Ark my never be found, many archaeologists have looked but nothing has been found except artifacts, but they archeologists believe that the Ark will never be found, but that does not mean that the Ark or the Flood never

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