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→‎The Genesis account: note different accounts
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In it, God warned Noah that He was going to destroy the world with a flood, because of the wickedness of mankind.  Noah was to build an ark and take on it his family and representatives of all air-breathing, land-dwelling creatures.  The ark was to be 300 cubits long by 50 cubits wide by 30 cubits high<ref>''Genesis'' 6:15</ref> (approximately 450 feet long, by 75 feet wide, by 45 feet high), have three decks, and rooms.
 
In it, God warned Noah that He was going to destroy the world with a flood, because of the wickedness of mankind.  Noah was to build an ark and take on it his family and representatives of all air-breathing, land-dwelling creatures.  The ark was to be 300 cubits long by 50 cubits wide by 30 cubits high<ref>''Genesis'' 6:15</ref> (approximately 450 feet long, by 75 feet wide, by 45 feet high), have three decks, and rooms.
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God brought the animals and birds to Noah, and there were two of the "[[unclean (animals)|unclean]]" animals and seven (or seven pairs) of the "[[clean (animals)|clean]]".
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God brought the animals and birds to Noah, and there were, per Gen 7:2 two of the "[[unclean (animals)|unclean]]" animals and seven (or seven pairs) of the "[[clean (animals)|clean]]", and per Gen 6:19-20 "two of every sort".
    
After Noah and his family and all the creatures were on board, God shut the door of the ark.
 
After Noah and his family and all the creatures were on board, God shut the door of the ark.

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