Noah Builds an Ark

NOAH had a wife and three sons. His son's names were Shem, Ham and Ja'pheth. And each of these sons had  a wife. So there eight persons in Noah's family.

God now had Noah do a strange thing. He told him to build an ark. This ark was large like a ship, but it looked more like a big, long box. 'Make it three floors high,' God said,' and put rooms in it.'  The rooms were for Noah and his family, the  animals, and the food all of them would need. 

God also told Noah to fix up the ark so that no water could leak in.  God said:  'I am going to send a great flood of water and destroy the whole world. Everyone not in the ark will die.'

Next time: Conclusion of Noah Builds and Ark

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