The Enuma Elish and Genesis comparison
The Enuma Elish and Genisis have many similar characteristics. In both stories light exists before the creation of the sun, moon, and stars. The number six is a significant number in both stories also. In Genisis, God creates the world in six days and rests on the seventh and in the Enuma Elish, there are six generations of gods. There are also a lot of differences between the myths. Genisis opens with God where the Enuma Elish opens with Heaven and Earth. The Enuma Elsih has many gods and Genisis only has one. The creation of many things in the world are different in the stories. For example the creation of animals. God creates animals to inhabit Earth and saw that they were good. In the Enuma Elish Tiamat creates monsters to assist her in battle with Marduk. Many Babylonians believe that this is meant to explain the creation of animals. The creation of humans is different also. God makes Adam in his likeness. His purpose was to watch over the animals on Earth. In the Enuma Elish, humans were created to serve the gods while they rested. The Enuma Elish explains the creation of more things than Genisis does. It explains the creation of the 12 month calendar, mountains, clouds, and rivers, the order things were created is different in the myths as well. These stories explain why things in the world are the way they are. It helps people learn about the origin if things. They both let people know there is someone/something who created the