From the Aztecs of Central America comes the report that a previous world existed, lasting only 1716 years before it was destroyed by a flood. This number is truly remarkable in that it is only 60 years different from 1656 years, which we calculated by adding the ages listed in the genealogy in Genesis 5. The Hottentots of South Africa believe they are descendants of ‘Noh,’ and Hawaiians report a flood from which only ‘Nu-u’ and his family were saved. Obviously, these names are close to the