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Who was Noah?Noah was a man who lived a long time ago, and he is a very important person in the Bible. He was the son of Lamech and the grandson of Methuselah, who is known for living the longest in the Bible. Noah was a righteous man, which means he tried to do what was right and follow God. The Bible says, "Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God" (
Genesis 6:9).
Why did God ask Noah to build an ark?During Noah's time, the world was filled with people who were doing bad things and not listening to God. God was very sad about this and decided to send a great flood to clean the earth. But because Noah was a good man who loved God, God wanted to save him and his family. God told Noah to build a big boat called an ark. The Bible says, "So God said to Noah, 'I am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence because of them. Behold, I will destroy them along with the earth. Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; make rooms in the ark and coat it with pitch inside and out'" (
Genesis 6:13-14).
What was the ark like?The ark was a huge boat! God gave Noah specific instructions on how to build it. It was to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. A cubit is an ancient measurement, and it is about the length of a man's arm from the elbow to the tip of the fingers. The ark had three decks and a door on the side. It was made to float and keep everyone inside safe from the floodwaters.
Who went on the ark?God told Noah to bring his family onto the ark. This included Noah, his wife, his three sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and their wives. God also instructed Noah to bring animals onto the ark. He said, "You are to bring into the ark two of every living creature, male and female, to keep them alive with you" (
Genesis 6:19). This meant Noah had to bring pairs of all kinds of animals, birds, and even creeping things!
What happened during the flood?Once Noah, his family, and all the animals were safely inside the ark, God shut the door. Then it began to rain. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights, and the whole earth was covered with water. The Bible says, "The waters prevailed upon the earth for 150 days" (
Genesis 7:24). But Noah and everyone in the ark were safe because they obeyed God.
What happened after the flood?After the floodwaters went down, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. God told Noah it was safe to come out of the ark. Noah built an altar and thanked God for keeping them safe. God made a promise to Noah and all living creatures that He would never again destroy the earth with a flood. As a sign of this promise, God placed a rainbow in the sky. The Bible says, "I have set My rainbow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth" (
Genesis 9:13).
Why is Noah's account important?Noah's account teaches us about obedience and faith. Noah listened to God and did what He asked, even when it seemed difficult. Because of his faithfulness, God saved Noah and his family. The account also reminds us of God's promises and His love for all creation.
Topical Bible Verses
Matthew 19:1-30And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;
Topicalbible.orgProverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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Hebrews 6:1-20
Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
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If Thou Know Not, O Thou Fairest among Women, Go Thy Way Forth by ...
... CHAPTER I. 7. If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by
the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. ...
How Jacob Deceived his Father
... for me savory food that I may eat it and bless you before I die.' Now, my son, do
as I tell you: Go to the flock and bring me from there two good kids, and I ...
The Story of Jacob
... Go to the flocks and bring to me two little kids from the goats, and I will
cook them just like the meat which Esau cooks for your father. ...
Concerning the Festivals; and How Each Day of Such Festival is to ...
... And, besides these, they bring two kids of the goats; the one of which is sent alive
out of the limits of the camp into the wilderness for the scapegoat, and ...
That Evil Comes of Sloth, and virtue from Diligence, and that ...
... "And he will place the sheep on his right hand, and the kids on his left."
[611] Both these and those are men. For what reason then ...
Touching Jacob, However, that which He did at his Mother's Bidding ...
... With skins of the kids, no doubt, he did cover his limbs; if we seek the immediate
cause, we shall account him to have lied; for he did this, that he might be ...
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... the flocks of thy companions.8. If thou knowest not, O thou fairest among women,
go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the ...
Quoted in Jerome, Epist. 36, Ad Damasum, Num. xviii. (From Galland ...
... She says to her younger son, "Go to the flock and fetch me two kids," [1193]
prefiguring the Saviour's advent in the flesh to work a mighty deliverance for ...
The Judges Said: if You Allege that the Shepherd Exposed the Kid ...
... For seeing that the shepherd of the kids and lambs is himself proved to be in fault
to them, on what creature can he pronounce judgment, if it happens that the ...
On the Animals
... feed my lambs. [John 21:15]. The kids are sinners; in the gospel: the kids,
however, are on the left. [Matt.25:33]. The moles are ...
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Kids (12 Occurrences)... Multi-Version Concordance
Kids (12 Occurrences). Genesis 27:9 Go now to
the flock, and fetch me from thence two good
kids of the
...Ossifrage (2 Occurrences)
... He does not, however, confine himself to these delicacies, but whenever
he has an opportunity will devour lambs, kids, or hares. ...
Goat (92 Occurrences)
... izzim, "kid of the goats" (Genesis 38:17), also with sa`ir, "he-goat," as se`ir
`izzim, "kid of the goats" or "he-goat," or translated simply "kids," as in 1 ...
Bullocks (50 Occurrences)
... 87 All the oxen for the burnt offering were twelve bullocks, the rams twelve, the
lambs of the first year twelve, with their meat offering: and the kids of the ...
Kidron (11 Occurrences)
Victualled (1 Occurrence)
... of Israel were mustered, and were victualled, and went against them: and the children
of Israel encamped before them like two little flocks of kids; but the ...
Kilan
Good (8348 Occurrences)
... (f) Not blemished, fair, honorable: "tender and good" (Genesis 18:7); "good kids"
(Genesis 27:9); "good report" (1 Samuel 2:24; compare 2 Kings 20:3 Jeremiah 24 ...
Goatskins (8 Occurrences)
... NIV). Genesis 27:16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon his
hands, and upon the smooth of his neck. (See NIV). Exodus ...
Fairest (5 Occurrences)
... Song of Songs 1:8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth
by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. ...
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