Noah’s Flood—It Was Global!

This is Ken Ham, whose ministry has produced the family-friendly Answers Bible Curriculum . Genesis seven tells us that during the flood of Noah’s day, the water covered all the high hills to a depth of over twenty feet. Now, some people argue the flood was just local to the Mesopotamian valley. But how could a local flood cover all the mountains in twenty feet of water? Water seeks its own level; it won’t cover all the hills in one area without spilling into other areas. And, besides, the flood lasted over a year. No small, regional flood has ever lasted that long! You can’t claim the Bible teaches a local flood without completely ignoring what the text says. The flood—it was global! Dig Deeper Was the Flood of Noah Global or Local in Extent? Was the Flood of Noah Global or Local in Extent?