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=== Construction time ===

=== Construction time ===

[[Image:Ark construction.jpg|thumb|300px|Ark construction: Photo of a scaled model at the [[Creation Museum]]. This was taken by Conservapedia user [[User:TerryH|TerryH]].]]

[[Image:Ark construction.jpg|thumb|300px|Ark construction: Photo of a scaled model at the [[Creation Museum]]. This was taken by Conservapedia user [[User:TerryH|TerryH]].]]

The Bible does not really tell us an exact number of years for the amount of time it took to construct this monstrous vessel. However, the first mention of Noah in Genesis 5:32 says, "Noah was five hundred years old," and then in 7:6 it says, "Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth."

The Bible does not really tell us an exact number of years for the amount of time it took to construct this monstrous vessel. However, the first mention of Noah in Genesis 5:32 says, "Noah was five hundred years old," and then in 7:6 it says, "Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth." But concerning God's relationship with man, the Bible says this:{{Bible quote|Then the LORD said, "(A)My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, (B)because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."|book=Genesis|chap=6|verses=3|version=NASB}}

So it can really only be said that it took a maximum of 100 years to construct the ark, from the time God had given him the command to when he actually finished and was in the ship.

Though some suggest that this was a reference to [[human longevity|human life expectancy]] post-Flood, others point out that the life expectancy of man did not decline abruptly, but gradually, over at least fifteen generations. So the 120 years might also refer to a prophetic warning given 120 years in advance of the [[Great Flood]]. So it can really only be said that it took a maximum of 120 years to construct the ark, from the time God had given him the command to when he actually finished and was in the ship.

=== Seaworthiness ===

=== Seaworthiness ===