Quote:I think the OP is merely trying to say that the story from the bible was probably inspired by an actual event its authors witnessed.
Stolen from Sumerian mythology ( Atrahasis, Ziusudra, Gilgamesh ). Exceedingly unlikely that the Judaean desert ever saw enough water to warrant such stories. No one would ever confuse the Jordan for the Euphrates, Tigris or Nile... all of which did flood.