The biblical account of Noah’s Ark describes a massive vessel built according to very specific instructions, and its story has been a subject of theological reflection, artistic interpretation, and archaeological curiosity for centuries.
According to the Book of Genesis, God gave Noah precise directions for building the Ark: he was to construct it of gopher wood — a term unique to this passage whose exact meaning is debated among scholars — and coat it inside and out with pitch to make it waterproof. The dimensions specified in the … Read more