Creationist, global-flood stance based on the view that “all” and “earth” in Genesis 6–8 refer to the whole globe because God knew “earth” was a planet, and so in his revelation to the biblical author(s), he transmitted this intended meaning. Or we could take a local-flood stance that “all” and “earth” should be viewed from the cosmology of the Mesopotamians; that is, their whole “world” was perceived to be the Mesopotamian alluvial plain and surrounding area. Both of these views consider Genesis