The description of the world's creation in six days is the biblical story Israelis like the most, according to a Ynet poll. Thousands of readers voted in the survey in recent days.
The story of Creation narrowly won over the story of Joseph and his brothers, which came in at second place despite leading for most of the contest. The story of the Exodus from Egypt finished in third place.
The full poll results:
1. Creation of the world (Genesis 1) – 21%
2. Joseph and his brothers (Genesis 36-50) – 20%
3. Exodus from Egypt (Exodus 14-16) – 13%
4. Binding of Isaac – (Genesis 22) – 10%
5. Giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai (Exodus 18-20) – 10%
6. Noah's Ark and the Great Flood (Genesis 6-9) – 7%
7. Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 2-3) – 7%
8. The 12 spies sent to explore Canaan (Numbers 13) – 6%
9. Tower of Babel (Genesis 11) – 4%
10. Sin of the Golden Calf (Exodus 32) – 2%
Meanwhile, Ynet, in conjunction with the Gesher organization, undertook a special phone survey that shows most Israelis believe that the stories of the Bible happened in reality.
A total of 53% of respondents said the Bible describes real events experienced by the Jewish people, 32% said it did not matter whether the stories were real because regardless they can be used as a behavioral code, and 13% said the stories were mere folklore unrelated to reality.