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Gopher wood or gopherwood is a term used once in the Bible, to describe the material used to construct Noah's Ark. Genesis 6:14 states that Noah was instructed to build the Ark of gofer (גֹפֶר ), commonly transliterated as gopher wood, a word not otherwise used in the Bible or the Hebrew language in general (a hapax legomenon).
Noah, during the twelve months that he was in the ark, did not sleep one moment. [19] Noah had also to feed Og, who, being unable to enter the ark, sat upon it, taking hold of one of its timbers. Noah made a hole in the side of the ark through which he passed food to Og; Og then swore to be Noah's eternal servant. [20]
The structure of the Ark (and the chronology of the flood) is homologous with the Jewish Temple and with Temple worship. [9] Accordingly, Noah's instructions are given to him by God (Genesis 6:14–16): the ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high (approximately 134×22×13 m or 440×72×43 ft). [10]
Noah has often been compared to Deucalion, the son of Prometheus and Hesinoe in Greek mythology. Like Noah, Deucalion is warned of the flood (by Zeus and Poseidon); he builds an ark and staffs it with creatures – and when he completes his voyage, gives thanks and takes advice from the gods on how to repopulate the Earth. Deucalion also sends ...
The Flood of Noah and Companions (c. 1911) by Léon Comerre. The Genesis flood narrative (chapters 6–9 of the Book of Genesis) is a Hebrew flood myth. [1] It tells of God's decision to return the universe to its pre-creation state of watery chaos and remake it through the microcosm of Noah's ark.
The wives aboard Noah's Ark were part of the family that survived the Deluge in the biblical Genesis flood narrative from the Bible. These wives are the wife of Noah, and the wives of each of his three sons. Although the Bible only notes the existence of these women, there are extra-biblical mentions regarding them and their names.
The Biblical account of Noah tells of God instructing Noah to build a giant ark to spare his family and pairs of animals from an impending flood meant to destroy the evil and wickedness running ...
God called Noah a foolish shepherd and asked why Noah complained only then, and not when God told Noah in Genesis 7:1, "You have I seen righteous before Me in this generation"; or when in Genesis 6:17, God told Noah, "And I, behold, I do bring the flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh"; or when in Genesis 6:14, God told Noah ...