The Hydrological Origins of the Primeval Flood: Bridging Genesis with the Post-Glacial Persian Gulf Oasis
Genesis 2:6 but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface (Eden) of the ground. Genesis 7:11.. the springs of the great deep burst forth.. ---- The biblical narratives found in Genesis provide striking imagery of a world deeply connected to underground water sources. In Genesis 2:5-6, before the regular arrival of rain, the text describes a landscape sustained by streams or mist rising up from the earth to water the ground. Later, in Genesis 7:11, the catalyst for the catastrophic deluge is not merely torrential rain, but the dramatic bursting forth of the springs of the great deep. When viewed through the lens of late-Pleistocene and early-Holocene geology, these ancient descriptions align remarkably well with the physical reality of the Persian Gulf basin. During the last ice age, this now-submerged basin was a dry, fertile valley blessed with abundant freshwater springs, which later became the focal point for a catastrophic marine transgression driven by melting...
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