Noah's Ark: Surviving the Divine Flood

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In Genesis 6 God begin to give Noah the blue print plans to build his ark, and told Noah that it would save him and his family from the Flood. Noah and his family were to live in the Ark until the Flood ended. So Noah did as God commanded. God told Noah that he and his family are to bring two of all living creatures to allow them to repopulate. The last thing God commanded Noah to do was to find food that could be eaten. The Ark is now built, and God opened up the windows of heaven and it begins to pour non-stop. So Noah, his family, and all the animals that God sent in pairs all ran into the ark. Soon all the rivers and oceans overflowed and the water was rising. The rain continued everyday all day until the entire earth was submerged, and the highest mountain was completely covered. Nothing could be seen or saved.
The Flood
Noah was six hundred year old when God told him to go into the Ark with his whole family, and to allow the animals which God had selected into the Ark. The Flood commenced on the seventeenth day of the second month. The gates of heaven broke loose, and the dep...

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