Ep. 17 - Countdown to Catastrophe

Between the words of Genesis lies a hidden world of wisdom that only the oral tradition can reveal. In this episode of Breakneck Through the Bible, Rabbi Bentzi Epstein uncovers something astonishing - there was a massive flood before the Great Flood, and this deluge destroyed a third of the world’s population long before Noah built his ark.

Through meticulous verse-by-verse analysis, discover why Noah waited until age 500 to have children, the true identity of the mysterious Nephilim giants, and how God's reduction of human lifespan to 120 years represents divine mercy rather than punishment.

When the Torah says God "reconsidered" creating humanity, Rabbi Epstein reveals what our sages understood about this profound statement—that the Torah speaks in human language while conveying timeless divine truths. Most crucially, learn what it truly meant for Noah to "find grace in the eyes of Hashem" and how this single phrase holds the key to humanity's survival.