Research Paper On Noah's Ark

Sadly, the Bible reports that nearly all of Adam’s descendents “had corrupted their way upon the earth and lost their true direction” (Gen. 6:12 Amplified Bible), and, as a result of this intolerable situation, God told Noah that He had determined “to make an end of all flesh [as well as] destroy … the land … by [bringing] a flood of waters upon the earth” (Gen. 6:13, 17). After the Holy Creator had uttered this apocalyptic intent, He proceeded to provide Noah with instructions on how he was to build an ark, which included information on a list of vital materials (Gen. 6:14), some details on the manner they were to be used (Gen. 6:14), basic blueprints of its structure (Gen. 6:14, 16), and, what measurements the floating vehicle was to have when it was completed, which Scriptures report was to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high (Gen. 6:15).

God gave specific instructions on how and what to make the ark out, what to bring on the ark and the specific number of each type if animal to bring on the ark.

In the flood story of Genesis, Noah builds the boat. Utnapishtim and Noah were both informed to build a boat for the flood by a God/Gods. The boat in both of the stories is said to be big enough to fit two of each species, male and female. The stories tell that heavy rains for multiple days caused the flood. To find land they both used a bird. In these two stories the same boat is built, the details just differ between the two stories.

Everything on earth will perish. 18 But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you. 19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. 20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. 21 You are to take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them.” 22 Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” This was God’s command to Noah, unlike Utnapishtim who was told the secret of the flood by one of the gods.

It was not made to sail, but to float until the water went down and the angel of the Lord opened the only door of the Ark (Cremades, 2000). Noah, being a righteous and faithful man, was obedient to God’s divine direction in the building of the Ark. Noah also trusted that God would keep His covenant with him—that if Noah built the Ark and loaded it with the animals and food according to God’s explicit instructions—that God would keep them all safe through the flood and cause His angel to open the door of the Ark when the flood waters had receded. The Biblical lesson for the modern man of science is that God has called us to obediently follow His teachings in all of our scientific endeavors—His precision in measures and His integrity and truth in reporting results—yet with the humility of fallen creatures who are prone to sin and error.

(1995-2013) Finally, many evolutionists use the Grand Canyon as proof for millions of years, but evidence shows it actually formed from the overspill from two post-Flood lakes. (Creation Today, n.d.) Obviously, all of this evidence creates major problems for evolution, but is fully explained by Noah’s Flood.

Both Gilgamesh and Noah build arks because of an impending devastation of the earth by rain and flooding. Shamash had warned, "In the evening, when the rider of the storm sends down the destroying rain, enter the boat and batten her down." (p. 147) God told Noah, "For in seven days' time I will make it rain upon the earth, forty days and forty nights, and I will blot out from the earth all existence that I created." (p. 172) Both boats were built to detailed specifications in order to withstand the torrents of rain. Following the cessation of the rain, both Noah and Gilgamesh send out birds as a test of the recession of the waters so that they can safely exit onto the land. Gilgamesh sends first a dove, then a swallow, and then a raven, who, "…saw that the waters had retreated, she ate, she flew around, she cawed, and she did not come back." (p. 148) Noah first sends a raven which, "…went to and fro until the waters had dried up from the earth. " (p. 173) He then sends a dove that returns to the ark having found no resting place. After seven days Noah again sends the dove which returns with an olive leaf in its bill. "Then Noah knew that the waters had decreased on the earth. He waited still another seven days and sent the dove forth; and it did not return to him any more." (p. 173) Both Noah and Gilgamesh, immediately upon leaving their boats, make a sacrifice. Gilgamesh says, "Then I threw everything open to

The ark is another symbol that contributes to the theme that though humans are intolerable, there are people who are righteous. This is demonstrated in The Epic of Gilgamesh when the god Ea tells Utnapishtim to “‘tear down’ his ‘house and build a boat’”(108), and then proceeds to inform him of “‘the measurements of the barque as’ he ‘shall build her’”(108). The god Ea further details him to “‘take up into the boat of all living creatures’”(108). Utnapishtim listens and “loaded into her all that’ he ‘had of gold and of living things’, his ‘family’, his ‘kin, the beast of the field both wild and tame, and all the craftsmen’”(109). The ark symbolizes safety and security. The ark itself would protect themselves and ensure that there would be no danger. These living beings are the only ones who survive. If the god Ea were to choose someone righteous to live, he would choose Utnapishtim and his family, otherwise, he wouldn’t have told Utnapishtim about the upcoming flood. In the Bible, God tells Noah to “‘make’ himself ‘an ark of cypress wood’” and tells him of the content and measurements(New International Version, Genesis 6.14 -

The world before the flood was already in turmoil and ruin, enveloped in sin and chaos; it is in this world that Noah’s faith made him the only righteous man. God had entrusted in Noah to complete a very important task that would test his faithfulness to Him. God’s plan was to destroy the world by way of flood as the result of mankind’s misdeeds. He instructed Noah to construct an ark to save his family and all species of animals, two of each kind - male and female. All of them would survive in the ark while God sent down a watery wrath to be swept across the earth, wiping out everything in its path. Noah was obedient; his life revealed qualities of patience and persistence which made him the perfect candidate for the building of the

In the Bible, God speaks to Noah, saying many times over that the world that he created has become

There have been various flood stories recognized from prehistoric sources dispersed around the world. One of these flood stories we are most acquainted with in today’s culture is the Noah ark, which convey a remarkable story of how god punish the world for how immoral it had become. The divine accomplish this by flooding the world and crushing all the living being, saving it for Noah and his family and a pair of all type of creature that walk on earth. Based on the evidence available at present time, people can debate that the Genesis ark story was based on the Epic of Gilgamesh. The themes in these two stories, such as the assigning of animals and humans in the ark, the landing of the ark on a mountain, and sending of birds to see whether the waters had move away, clearly represents the similarity between the two. Although the main plot is parallel between the dual, they are diverse in regards

God told him that he was disappointed with how wicked the people had become and that Noah was the only righteous man. So, he assembled his ark, which was smaller than Utnapishtim’s. He built it with his family and filled the boat with two of each animal. In Genesis, the flood lasted forty days and forty nights. To go out and find land post-flood, Noah sent out two birds, one twice. One raven, which came back, then the same dove twice, which came back the second time with an olive branch. When all was said and done, God thanks Noah by sending His bow in the sky (his rainbow) and calls it He and Noah’s

Discrepancies between these boats are their size and shape. Ea instructed Utanapishtim how to build the boat “Let her dimensions be measured out: Let her width and length be equal,” (Puchner et al. 143) meaning this arc would resemble a cube. Whereas, God’s instructions to Noah were “This is how you shall make it: three hundred cubits, the ark’s length; fifty cubits its width; thirty cubits, its height.” (Puchner et al. 163). Similarly, both righteous men were informed to load the arc with their families and a sampling of animals, Ea ordered “Take aboard the boat seed of all living things” (Puchner 143) and God spoke, “Come into the ark, you and all your household…

God decided to wipe out mankind with a flood. In order to help repopulate the earth after the flood was over, God called upon Noah. God told Noah to build himself an ark out of cypress wood, with room inside. He told Noah to cover the ark, both inside and out with pitch to protect it from the waters. God instructed Noah as to the size of the ark, and what it was to look like. “The ark is to be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. Make a roof for it and finish the ark within 18 inches of the top. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle, and upper decks.” (Genesis 6: 15-16)

Has anyone actually come close to finding the lost Ark of the Covenant? To solve that, archaeologists have been looking for two thousand years and have been able to find out a few unique qualities about the Ark. The Ark of the Covenant is a wooden box covered in gold that contained the Ten Commandment tablets (Wickersham). Four strong men had to carry the Ark around due to the rule that it was never allowed to touch the ground (Parfitt 14). At each stop, the Hebrews had to build a tabernacle for the Ark because it was so majestic. Also, only the holy of holies could go inside the tabernacle to be in the presence of the Ark (Wickersham). To answer the two thousand and five hundred-year-old mystery, archaeologists have