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.