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Why did Noah send out a raven and a dove?

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The account of Noah sending out the two birds occurs in Genesis 8, after the ark had come to rest on the top of Mount Ararat: Genesis 8:6 At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made 7 and sent out the raven, and it went to […]

Where does it say Noah took a sapphire into the ark?

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There is nothing in the Bible about this. However, this is a Jewish legend that you may be referring to. The Book of Raziel the Angel is a medieval text which allegedly contains things revealed to Adam by the angel Raziel. The book was supposedly passed from generation to generation, and was taken on the […]

How could Noah have put every animal on the Ark?

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Noah did not take every species of animal on board the Ark. Animals designated using the Hebrew words basar, behema, hayya, nephesh, op, remes, and sippor are used to describe the animals which were taken aboard (the common theme is land based oxygen breathing animals with blood).[1] Animals designated using the Hebrew words sheres and […]

Why are numerous major Biblical events so similar to contemporary and historical mythology?

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By the end of the 19th century archaeology had discovered many Mesopotamian texts containing creation and flood narratives remarkably similar to those in the Bible. Critical scholars came to believe that the Biblical narratives had simply been copied from earlier Mesopotamian myths.[1][2] The Biblical flood narrative in particular is still considered by some scholars to […]

How many of each animal did Noah take into the ark?

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The relevant verses are given below. And of every living thing of all flesh, you shall bring two of every sort into the ark to keep them alive with you. They shall be male and female. Of the birds according to their kinds, and of the animals according to their kinds, of every creeping thing […]