With that said, the Bible does describe a period of traumatic upheaval upon the earth—the flood (Genesis 6–9), during which time civilization was utterly destroyed except for eight people.
Kwa kusema hivyo, Biblia inaelezea kipindi cha msukosuko wa kiwewe juu ya dunia—gharika (Mwanzo 6–9), wakati ambapo ustaarabu uliharibiwa kabisa isipokuwa watu wanane.