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AnelaborateHollywoodretellingoftheBiblestoriesnarratedbythefilm’sdirectorJohnHuston.WeopenwiththeCreationoftheWorldandarriveattheGardenofEdenwithAdamandEve(MichaelParksandUllaBergryd)andcontinueontoCain(RichardHarris)andthemurderofAbel(FrancoNero).Next,wevisitNoah(JohnHuston)andhisarkwithitsspectacularfloodsequence.ThenwecometothestoryofNimrod,KingofBabel(StephenBoyd),theemergenceofman’svanityandtheheightstowhichitcouldaspireifunchecked.FinallywecoverAbraham(GeorgeC.Scott),amysticwhospokepersonallywithGod,aleaderofmen,abuilderofnations,apioneerandawarriorandSarah(AvaGardner).Atthetimesheconceivedherfirstchild,theeventbeingforecastbyanAngeloftheLord.ThreesuchHeavenlyMessengers(allportrayedbyPeterO’Toole)appearedinthecourseofeventswhichbefellAbrahamandSarah.