What is Noah's Ark?
Q: What is Noah's Ark?
A: Noah's Ark, according to the book of Genesis in the Bible, was a ship that God instructed Noah to build to save himself, his family (except his son Canaan and his wife Naamah), and every kind of animal from a great flood that God was going to bring about.
Q: Where did the ark rest?
A: The ark rested on the highest point in the area which was Mount Ararat, in what is now Turkey.
Q: How big was it?
A: The size of the ship was 300 by 50 by 30 ells, according to Genesis 6:14. This makes it about half the size of the ship RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 or 155.45 by 25.91, by 15.54 metres. It would have had about the same tonnage (weight) as the RMS Titanic.
Q: Who refused to come aboard?
A: His son Canaan and his wife Naamah refused to come aboard the ark.
Q: Has physical evidence been found for its existence?
A: There have been many recorded sightings of the ark over the years, however no physical evidence has been proven to show that it currently exists on Mount Ararat.
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