And after death ?
There is no destruction or annihilation at the moment of death, but a gradual revelation of the eternal fate of the dead person. It depends on the confidence this person had or had not in Jesus Christ as Savior
Mesopotamian tablets and biblical account
Babylonian tablets tell of the birth of the gods, the creation of the world and of man and the flood. The biblical account is greater than these legends.
Theology of creation in the Old Testament
The biblical theology of creation is based on divine revelation, so it can only be understood through faith. The texts of the Old Testament present God, creator of the world and author of the maintenance of the existence of creation.