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The flood story in Genesis 6-9 begins with God’s realization of the evil tendencies of humans. He grieved his creation of humans and decided to wipe out the entire race. However, Noah came into God’s good graces for his righteousness. God called on Noah to build and arch and take 7 pairs of all clean animals onto the arch. Noah did so, and waited out the rains of forty days and forty nights. At the end of the flood, Noah sent out a dove, who returned with an olive branch to show good news of the lands drying. Scholars believe this story