HISTORY
Noah's Ark (Hebrew: תיבת נח, Tevat
Noach; Arabic: سفينة نوح, Safina Nuh) is the vessel, which, according
to the Book of Genesis, was built by the Patriarch Noah at God's
command to save himself, his family and the world's animals from a
worldwide deluge. The narrative features in a number of Abrahamic
religions including Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
The biblical account, told in the Book of Genesis 6-9, tells how God
sends a great flood to destroy the earth because of man's wickedness
and because the earth is corrupt. God tells Noah, a righteous man in
his generation, to build a large vessel to save his family and a
representation of the world's animals. God gives detailed instructions
for the Ark, and after its completion, sends the animals to Noah. God
then sends the Flood which rises until all the mountains are covered
and every living thing died. Then "God remembered Noah," the waters
abate, and dry land reappears. Noah, his family, and the animals leave
the Ark, and God enters a covenant to never again send a flood to
destroy the Earth. |