How did the kangaroos get from Mount Ararat to Australia?
There were no kangaroos in Noah’s barge. Kangaroos are not mentioned in Genesis nor in Deuteronomy 14:4-18 where the kinds of clean and unclean animals are listed. But Genesis 6:19 says “every living thing.” Noah loaded into the barge every living animal that he had. He did not load any animals he did not have. In the Epic of Gilgamesh XI, line 83 reads: “All the living beings I had, I loaded.” The 15 cubits in Genesis 7:20 must refer to the draft of the ark when it grounded on Mount Ararat and cannot refer to how much the water rose. Otherwise how could only 15 cubits of water cover mountains? Mountains were not involved. Sumer was very flat. All the hills that Noah could see were less than 15 cubits high and therefore were submerged when the water rose 15 cubits.
