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|And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
 
|And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.
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|Build it this way:
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|Build it according to these dimensions:
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*Length: 515 feet.
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*Length: 300 cubits (515 feet).
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*Beam: 86 feet.
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*Beam: 50 cubits (86 feet).
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*Depth: 52 feet.
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*Depth: 30 cubits (52 feet).
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|This is probably the long [[cubit]], at least 20 US Customary [[inch]]es long. These dimensions probably translate to slightly more than 150 by 25 by 15 [[SI]] [[meter]]s.<ref name=Lovett/>
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|This is probably the long [[cubit]], at least 20 US Customary [[inch]]es long. These dimensions probably translate to slightly more than 150 by 25 by 15 [[SI]] [[meter]]s.<ref name=Lovett/> Note also that the depth and beam are in a [[Golden Ratio]].
 
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