Both Genesis and Gilgamesh depict the origin of the rainbow. In the Bible, God says to Noah: “I will put my bow in the cloud, and it will be as a sign of a covenant between me and the earth. And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud upon the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud; and I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you, and between every living creature of all flesh; and the waters will no longer become a flood to destroy all flesh.” God promised with the sign of the rainbow that the earth will never again be hit by a worldwide flood. Likewise, the goddess Ishtar, from the tale of Gilgamesh, gave the gift of the rainbow as she states: "O ye gods here present, by the lapis lazuli around my neck I will remember these days as I remember the jewels of my throat; these last days I will not forget them.” Ishtar gave her beautiful necklace to the sky for all to see, a parable representing God's gift of the rainbow. However, God promised Noah that a flood of this magnitude would never happen again. verified, while Utnapishtim received no such promise. Similarities between these two ancient stories are disturbing, the global annihilation of humanity is the ultimate goal. Yet, although there are similarities, there are significant differences seen in the singular verses of God the assembly of the gods, the direct verse the indirect warning, likewise are the directions given for each boat, the duration of the flood, the birds chosen to seek dry land, the differences in the sacrifices made and, most importantly, the promise and lack of one against a further flood, of a similar nature. While similarities exist, nothing in the story would prevent these same details from appearing multiple times. Furthermore, the story of Gilgamesh is based on mythology, while the story of Moses is not. Yet it cannot be disputed