Recent discussions about Noah's ark have left my bible study group wondering.
2007-03-10 05:29:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
seeds can survive an amazing amount of time in amazing conditions. I heard that they found seeds from an ancient African civilization, and they still grew! Besides, there are plants that can survive floods.
so did he? I'd check Noah's instructions on that one, but I don't think so, as there are a lot of flora caused by the result of engrafting and "crossbreeding" now adays.
2007-03-10 05:37:44 · answer #1 · answered by Hey, Ray 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The bible does not state that he did but then the parable of Noah's Ark can not possibly be taken literally anyway. The bible story is purposely ambiguous, leaves out great details, and actually gives Noah at least two different versions of what to take on the ark (2 of every species at one point and later 7 pairs of every clean animal). The story of Noah's Ark, like all of the bible, is written as a parable, not as any type of a history book. I would compare the bible to the ancient stories of Greek and Roman mythology.
2007-03-10 05:44:32 · answer #2 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I know, no. For many reasons:
1. There's no way that an ancient flood covered the WHOLE world. There's not enough water on the entire planet to do that. The flood probably only covered the civilized world, which was (maybe) egypt, turkey, the middle-east, etc.
2. The animals in most of these areas were pretty common; any that were killed could be replaced when new herds migated back to the area. He probably only took farm animals and other pretty common animals, to feed himself and his family and to be able to rebuild after the flood.
3. He wouldn't need to take 2 of each plant/seed. For one thing, plants can self-pollinate. Also, seeds don't need to fertilize anything. They're ready to grow as soon as they find a good spot. Lastly, seeds wouldn't need saving. Many can float, and most can survive in hostile environments for hundreds of years and still be growable. IDK about being underwater, but it's possible.
Hope this helps.
2007-03-10 05:42:09 · answer #3 · answered by John F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Debris can float or previous seed can be buried under silt. Many plants can germinate from a branch or previous root. Bulbs could lie dormant underground for weeks or months. Seed pods can float all over the world in the span of time that water covered the earth.
Imagine in your mind's eye what the flood looked like. It would not be a wasteland of water only. There would be thousands of trees and shrubs floating everywhere. God knew how to do hydroponics before we even thought up the concept. ;)
2007-03-10 05:33:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
interior the Attra Hasis the unique deluge tale the flood hero is Ziusudra / Utnapishtim. Genesis isn't something extra effective than a rewritten reinterpreted version of the Sumerian account. It replaced into Enki a god between the gods who warned Utnapishtim of a coming deluge. It replaced into Enlil whilst despatched a comet close to to the earth after a argument with Enki. In Genesis you will discover the place Enlil tells Utnapishtim / Noah to take 2 of each animal. Then Enki tells Noah to take 7 of each animals. Their replaced into no Yahweh their Yahweh despatched gods to run the international. Yahweh (El Elyon) replaced into the primordial who in basic terms made particular appearences on particular accasions.
2016-11-23 19:24:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being the Bible does not say that and I believe it word for word, my answer is not he didn't.
Genesis 6:19-20:
19 You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. 20 Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive.
Also notice, that the Lord said the animals would come to Noah to be kept alive, pretty cool huh. So it isn't like he had to go out and wrangle all the animals up, God had the animals go to him.
2007-03-10 05:35:21 · answer #6 · answered by t2ensie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, the seeds or roots of every plant still exisited deep within the earth. as it dried out they grew back. of course this must have taken a long period of time, so noah and his family probably planted crops from seeds and clipping from the food they brought with them on the ark. of course no one really knows this is just how i thought of it.
2007-03-10 05:35:32 · answer #7 · answered by Thelaka 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There weren't as many plants and seeds then as there are now, the same with the animals! God told Noah exactly what to take!
2007-03-10 05:33:18 · answer #8 · answered by Gerry 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How sad,,, Logic has been lost..!!
IT is a fairytale,, !! and your group is educated???
IT could not have happened.
It does not account for the Australian animals. Tibetan Yaks and all that.
What is the Aborigine story of the beginning?? The Hindu or Buddhist.. Discuss that.
2007-03-10 05:42:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They must have! Did you know that it didn't rain on earth until the flood.and after the flood that's when we saw our first rainbow! Wow!
2007-03-10 06:04:08 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋