[Avodah] Limited Mabul?

[Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer]

I most certainly concede. Live and learn and be modeh al ho'emes...

KT, CS,
YGB

Lisa Liel wrote:
> With all due respect, we do know of a massive flood at that time. 
> Genesis 11:8 says "Vayifetz otam", and Breishit Rabbah 38 says "Ein
> 'vayifetz', ela 'vayetzaf'.  Hetzif aleihem ha-yam, v'hetzif shloshim
> mishpachot meihem."  This is saying that 30 of the 70 nations were
> obliterated in a flood at the time of the destruction of the Tower. 
> And I've seen elsewhere (forgive me if I can't produce a source right
> now) where it's shown that the reason there are still 70 nations is
> that Abraham engendered 30 new ones (av hamon goyim in truth).  It
> seems clear that this Yerushalmi is speaking of that flood, and not
> the Mabul.
>