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{{Ship
'''Noah's Ark''' (or ''the Ark'') was a large seafaring vessel referred to in the [[Genesis|book of Genesis]]. It was built by [[Noah]] at the command and instruction of [[God]], in response to the [[Depravity of man|evil of man]] at the time. God told Noah that he would destroy the [[earth]] with a [[Great Flood|flood]], and only Noah, his family, and some animals would be saved in the ship.
| image=Scale-model-of-noah-ark.jpg
| caption=The replica of Noah's ark shown above is 1/75 scale. For comparison purposes, both the railroad stockcar and model of the sailing ship Pinta (one of Columbus' ships) are also at the same 1/75 scale model size.<ref>[http://www.biblestudy.org/biblepic/arksize.html Scale model replica of Noah's ark - Biblestudy.org]</ref>
| owner=[[Noah]]
| authorized=1 Eitanim 1536 AM (4 October 2469 BC)
| keellaid=1 Abib 1536 AM (30 March 2468 BC)
| commissioned=10 Bul 1656 AM (5 November 2349 BC)
| launched=17 Bul 1656 AM (12 November 2349 BC)
| retired=27 Bul 1657 AM (11 December 2348 BC)
| status=Grounded; sightings disputed
| type=Barge, livestock
| displ=32,400 metric tons (est.)<ref>Calculated from length, beam, and estimated draft.</ref>
| length=300 long cubits (157.2 m)
| beam=50 long cubits (26.2 m)
| draft=15 long cubits (7.86 m, est.)<ref>The height of this vessel when in "drydock" was 50 long cubits.</ref>
| crew=8
}}'''Noah's Ark''' (or ''the Ark'') was a large seafaring vessel referred to in the [[Genesis|book of Genesis]]. It was built by [[Noah]] at the command and instruction of [[God]], in response to the [[Depravity of man|evil of man]] at the time. God told Noah that he would destroy the [[earth]] with a [[Great Flood|flood]], and only Noah, his family, and some animals would be saved in the ship.
== The Ark ==
== The Ark ==