What kind of wood did Noah use to build the ark?
Read Genesis 6:14. Gopher or cypress. This was some type of wood in the evergreen family. You may be able to find a picture of it on the internet or an encyclopedia. 2. The ark had 3 floors. Read Genesis 6:16. There was an upper deck, a middle deck and a lower deck. 3. The ark was 450 feet long, 45 feet high and 75 feet wide. Read Genesis 6:15. Compare this to the average room that is 10 foot high. This would be 4 times that. or 3 times a 1 floor house It was like a 3 story building. It was as big as 75 houses. If you take the square footage of the ark, you could fit 75 houses inside of it. The average house may be 40 feet long and 30-35 feet wide. There could be 25 houses on each floor. 4. Noah was 480 years old when he started to build the ark. 5. Noah was 600 years old when he finished and the flood began. Read Genesis 7:6 6. How many animals did Noah take into the Ark? Read Genesis 7:2-3. Genesis 7:2 Seven (7) of each animal that could be eaten. Genesis 7:2 Two (2) of each animal t
