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Noah, according to the Bible, was the only righteous, God-fearing man of his time. Genesis 6-9 tells that he was chosen by God to keep some people and animals alive during the Deluge, or great Flood. Noah warned people for 120 years that the Flood was coming. During that time, he built a ship, called the ark, which was 450 feet long. He took into the ark his family, and enough birds and animals to repopulate the earth. The rain poured for 40 days and 40 nights.
After 150 days when the flood had started, the waters dropped enough that the ark was able to rest on the mountains of Ararat. Noah let loose a raven that did not return. Then he sent out a dove, and it returned because it could find no place to perch. He sent out the dove two more times. On the second flight, it returned with an olive branch in its mouth. Noah and the animals left the ark later to begin a new life. Noah offered sacrifice to God for deliverance, and God promised him that He would never send another flood to destroy the earth. He made the rainbow a sign of that promise. He commanded Noah and his descendants to respect human life and to punish murder with the death penalty.
Noah's sons were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Shem became father of the Semitic peoples, including the Jews and the Arabs. Ham was the father of the Hamitic peoples. Japheth was father of peoples of Asia Minor and Europe. In traditions originally unrelated to the Flood, Noah is pictured as a gardener, and credited with the discovery of wine.
After 150 days when the flood had started, the waters dropped enough that the ark was able to rest on the mountains of Ararat. Noah let loose a raven that did not return. Then he sent out a dove, and it returned because it could find no place to perch. He sent out the dove two more times. On the second flight, it returned with an olive branch in its mouth. Noah and the animals left the ark later to begin a new life. Noah offered sacrifice to God for deliverance, and God promised him that He would never send another flood to destroy the earth. He made the rainbow a sign of that promise. He commanded Noah and his descendants to respect human life and to punish murder with the death penalty.
Noah's sons were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Shem became father of the Semitic peoples, including the Jews and the Arabs. Ham was the father of the Hamitic peoples. Japheth was father of peoples of Asia Minor and Europe. In traditions originally unrelated to the Flood, Noah is pictured as a gardener, and credited with the discovery of wine.
