The living things on the planet, and resulting in a promise that Inhabitants), and positive aspects (such as saving of a remnant of Punishment for sins, and destruction of the environment and its As an event which incorporated negative aspects (such as The preservation of the species, the dove, the olive branch, the It alive as a continually developing symbol.Įlements of the multifaceted symbol which developed around the 40ĭay rain and subsequent inundation include: the ark, the flood, A complex of imagesĭeveloped around the story of the flood which kept the memory of Which comes close to exterminating a population and altering a Humanity was preserved instead of being annihilated. The ark madeīy Noah from God's instructions was the means through which His existence and beginning again with a clean slate. The Old Testament flood for which Noah built his ark is a pivotalĭevelopment in history. Foster Damon, A Blake Dictionary: The Ideas and Symbols of William Blake.
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