Mythology and Folklore: Reading Diary A: Noah and the Ark

Lamech was Noah's father
God saw that there was much evil on Earth
Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord
The Lord told Noah that he would destroy the world
Noah was ordered to make an ark of gopher wood measuring three hundred cubits x fifty cubits x three hundred cubits
Noah was told that the Earth would be destroyed by water and flood
Even though every human was going to perish his family was allowed on the ark and he was ordered to bring two of every species in with him

The flood was to last 40 days and 40 nights
Noah was 600 years old when we was given these commands
Noah was given 7 days and once the 7 days were up the flood came down
it rained so much that the waters then made the ark float
Every living thing on Earth died and only Noah, his family, and all the species on board were kept alive
water prevailed on the Earth for 150 days

After the flood had passed and months had gone by Noah sent a dove to look for areas where the water had dried up
the dove came back with no signs of any place to dock
after 7 days he sent the dove out again but this time she came back with an olive leaf and Noah knew that the dark days were over
After the Earth was dry Noah was given the orders that his family should then multiply and fill the Earth
Noah built an alter for the Lord and the Lord was pleased and promised that he would never curse the Earth again

Noah and his family were blessed and were promised by God that they would have food every day and God would always be by their side
there was a covenant made between God and Noah were no destruction of Earth by flood would happen again
the evidence of this covenant was the rainbow seen in the midst of the clouds after the rain
Noah was 960 years old when he passed

this is the story of what came to be of the generations after Noah
Babel was the kingdom of Nimrod
the whole world was of one language
they wanted to build a city that could reach the heavens
God however intervened by distorting their language so that they could not understand each others commands and build this tower
this was the birth of language

Lamech (Noah's father) was scared when he was born and he ran to his own father Methuselah
he was afraid because he said that his nature was different and that he did not resemble was the rest of them [ the humans] look like
Methuselah went to Enoch to know the truth
Methuselah was informed of the purpose of Noah and he was told about the destruction and the new beginning of the Earth
Noah was called Menahem by the rest of his family which meant consoler
Noah was circumcised in his mothers womb which made him different and the elected one
Noah was the hope for a new beginning to end the curse brought down on Earth because of Adam

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