How large was Noah's ark?

Question

I know it gives dimensions inthe Bible, but I forgot.

Answer 1

Since the 19th century, there have been numerous attempts to find the ark on the mountains of Ararat. These mountains have two prominent peaks, one 16,950 feet high and the other 12,840 feet. The higher of the two is perpetually covered by snow. Because of the climatic changes that followed the Flood, the ark would soon have been buried by snow. Some investigators firmly believe that the ark is still there, buried deep in a glacier. They claim that there have been periods when the ice melted sufficiently to permit part of the ark to be exposed temporarily.

The book In Search of Noah’s Ark quotes George Hagopian, an Armenian, who claimed that he climbed Mount Ararat and saw the ark in 1902 and again in 1904. On the first visit, he said, he actually climbed on top of the ark. “I stood up straight and looked all over the ship. It was long. The height was about forty feet [12 m].” Regarding his observation on his subsequent visit, he said: “I didn’t see any real curves. It was unlike any other boat I have ever seen. It looked more like a flat-bottomed barge.”

From 1952 to 1969, Fernand Navarra made four efforts to find evidence of the ark. On his third trip to Mount Ararat, he worked his way to the bottom of a crevasse in a glacier, where he found a piece of black wood embedded in the ice. “It must have been very long,” he said, “and perhaps still attached to other parts of the ship’s framework. I could only cut along the grain until I split off a piece about five feet long.”

While the basic plans and dimensions were provided by God, some architectural ability must doubtless be attributed to Noah as the human director of works. The ark was 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high 437 ft 6 in. × 72 ft 11 in. × 43 ft 9 in.). It could have had about (2.2 acres) of floor space. The three floors plus the wide roof span probably required, in addition to the ‘compartment’ divisions, the use of some wooden columns and beams to support the weight, as well as to give the structure necessary stability. Although the ark was caulked with tar, there would also be need for careful fitting of the timbers to ensure a reasonably watertight construction.

The ark had a carrying capacity equal to that of 10 freight trains of about 25 American boxcars each!

Answer 2

The Ark was a huge box: 300 by 50 by 30 cubits. That converts to 437 feet 6 inches [133.5 m] long, 72 feet 11 inches [22.3 m] wide, and 43 feet 9 inches [13.4 m] high. The ark was thus 146 yards [134 m] long—almost half again as long as a U.S. football field. Even such a colossal structure could not accommodate the over one million species of animals scientists say exist. However, I learned that some investigators believe that just 43 “kinds” of mammals, 74 “kinds” of birds, and 10 “kinds” of reptiles could have produced the great variety of species that exist today

Answer 3

The Ark is described as 300 cubits long, the cubit being a unit of measurement from elbow to outstretched fingertip. Many different cubits were in use in the ancient world, but all were essentially similar, and literalist websites seem to agree that the Ark was approximately 450 feet (137 m) in length.

Answer 4

The exact dimension of Noah ark was 300 cubits in length, 50 cubits in width and 30 cubits in heights.

Answer 5

Gen 6:15 And you shall make it this way: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits.

A cubit was basically the length of the forearm from the elbow down, so this measurement was not real accurate, since everyone's forearms are of different length. Also, don't think of the ark as a boat as we know it, it was more like a huge barge.

Answer 6

Very simple. It was the same size as the average battle wagon in world war one. Click on ' images ' on Yahoo, ( Excellent thingy I might add!!! ) then enter ' Battle of Jutland '. This'll give you a fair idea of what they were like. Another oddity about the design is that is that it was virtually unsinkable. They used the same measurements for those battlewagons!

Answer 7

It was actually bigger than it was stated in the bible (another error). It must have been to hold 2 of every animal. It must have been huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge.

Another important question relating to that story is where did all the water go?

Answer 8

6 inches

Answer 9

See Genesis 7. Tells all about it.

Answer 10

Didn't exist. Whoever told you that story forgot to tell you its a fairytale. Sorry kid. Lol