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| '''Noah''' |
'''Noah''' is a person from the ] known as the one | ||
| who built the ] to save the people and animals from the great flood. | who built the ] to save the people and animals from the great flood. The name means ''rest''. Noah was the grandson of ]. | ||
| The name means ''rest''. Noah was the grandson of Methuselah. | |||
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| According to the account in ], | According to the account in ], | ||
| he lived five hundred years, and then he and his wife, ] had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth (Gen. 5:32). He was a "just man and perfect in his generation," and "walked with God" (comp. Ezek. 14:14,20). The descendants of Cain and of Seth began to intermarry, and then there sprang up a race | |||
| he lived five hundred years, and then there were born unto him | |||
| three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth (Gen. 5:32). He was a "just | |||
| man and perfect in his generation," and "walked with God" (comp. | |||
| Ezek. 14:14,20). But now the descendants of Cain and of Seth | |||
| began to intermarry, and then there sprang up a race | |||
| distinguished for their ungodliness. Men became more and more | distinguished for their ungodliness. Men became more and more | ||
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| covenant, with a promise of deliverance from the threatened | covenant, with a promise of deliverance from the threatened | ||
| deluge (18). He was accordingly commanded to build an ark | deluge (18). He was accordingly commanded to build an ] | ||
| (6:14-16) to save himself and his family. An interval of one hundred and twenty years elapsed while the ark was being built (6:3), during which Noah tried to convince the people to repent so they could avoid the wrath of God. (1 Pet. 3:18-20; | |||
| (6:14-16) for the saving of himself and his house. An interval | |||
| of one hundred and twenty years elapsed while the ark was being | |||
| built (6:3), during which Noah bore constant testimony against | |||
| the unbelief and wickedness of that generation (1 Pet. 3:18-20; | |||
| 2 Pet. 2:5). | 2 Pet. 2:5). | ||
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| living creatures that were to be preserved entered into it; and | living creatures that were to be preserved entered into it; and | ||
| then Noah and his wife and sons and daughters-in-law entered it, | then Noah and his wife and sons and daughters-in-law entered it, and the "Lord shut him in" (Gen.7:16). The judgment of God then fell on the guilty world, "the world that then was, being | ||
| and the "Lord shut him in" (Gen.7:16). The judgment-threatened | |||
| now fell on the guilty world, "the world that then was, being | |||
| overflowed with water, perished" (2 Pet. 3:6). The ark floated | overflowed with water, perished" (2 Pet. 3:6). The ark floated | ||
| on the waters for one hundred and fifty days, and then rested on | on the waters for one hundred and fifty days, and then rested on the mountains of ] (Gen. 8:3,4); but not for a considerable time after this was he given divine permission to leave the ark, so that he and his family were in the ark for a a whole ] (Gen. 6-14). | ||
| the mountains of Ararat (Gen. 8:3,4); but not for a considerable | |||
| time after this was divine permission given him to leave the | |||
| On leaving the ark Noah's first act was to erect an ], the first of which there is any mention, and offer the sacrifices of adoring thanks and praise to God, who entered into a ] with him, the first covenant between God and man, granting him possession of the ] by a new and special charter, which ] believe remains in force to the present time (Gen. 8:21-9:17). As a sign and witness of this covenant, the rainbow was adopted and set apart by God, as a sure pledge that never again would the earth be destroyed by a ]. | |||
| ark, so that he and his family were a whole year shut up within | |||
| it (Gen. 6-14). | |||
| ⚫ | Noah had three sons ] or Shem, ] and ]. | ||
| On leaving the ark Noah's first act was to erect an altar, the | |||
| first of which there is any mention, and offer the sacrifices of | |||
| adoring thanks and praise to God, who entered into a covenant | |||
| with him, the first covenant between God and man, granting him | |||
| possession of the earth by a new and special charter, which | |||
| remains in force to the present time (Gen. 8:21-9:17). As a sign | |||
| and witness of this covenant, the rainbow was adopted and set | |||
| apart by God, as a sure pledge that never again would the earth | |||
| be destroyed by a flood. | |||
| ⚫ | Noah had three sons ] or Shem, ] and ]. | ||
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Noah is a person from the Bible known as the one
who built the ark to save the people and animals from the great flood. The name means rest. Noah was the grandson of Methuselah.
According to the account in Genesis,
he lived five hundred years, and then he and his wife, ???? had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth (Gen. 5:32). He was a "just man and perfect in his generation," and "walked with God" (comp. Ezek. 14:14,20). The descendants of Cain and of Seth began to intermarry, and then there sprang up a race
distinguished for their ungodliness. Men became more and more
corrupt, and God determined to sweep the earth of its wicked
population (Gen. 6:7). But with Noah God entered into a
covenant, with a promise of deliverance from the threatened
deluge (18). He was accordingly commanded to build an ark
(6:14-16) to save himself and his family. An interval of one hundred and twenty years elapsed while the ark was being built (6:3), during which Noah tried to convince the people to repent so they could avoid the wrath of God. (1 Pet. 3:18-20;
2 Pet. 2:5).
When the ark of "gopher-wood" (mentioned only here) was at
length completed according to the command of the Lord, the
living creatures that were to be preserved entered into it; and
then Noah and his wife and sons and daughters-in-law entered it, and the "Lord shut him in" (Gen.7:16). The judgment of God then fell on the guilty world, "the world that then was, being
overflowed with water, perished" (2 Pet. 3:6). The ark floated
on the waters for one hundred and fifty days, and then rested on the mountains of Ararat (Gen. 8:3,4); but not for a considerable time after this was he given divine permission to leave the ark, so that he and his family were in the ark for a a whole year (Gen. 6-14).
On leaving the ark Noah's first act was to erect an altar, the first of which there is any mention, and offer the sacrifices of adoring thanks and praise to God, who entered into a covenant with him, the first covenant between God and man, granting him possession of the earth by a new and special charter, which Christians believe remains in force to the present time (Gen. 8:21-9:17). As a sign and witness of this covenant, the rainbow was adopted and set apart by God, as a sure pledge that never again would the earth be destroyed by a flood.
Noah had three sons Sem or Shem, Ham and Japhet.
Initial text from Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897 -- Please update as needed