Knowing when a Bible character lived helps readers understand their social context, personal challenges, and faith in God. For example, knowing when Abraham was born and died is important to his...
Category: Genesis
The flood story in Genesis is one of the most precisely dated narratives in the Bible. However, the narrative counts time differently than modern calendars do. As a result, some readers find it...
Noah is the central human figure in the flood story in Genesis. Bible readers know him as the patriarch who built the ark and for being righteous and faithful in the midst of a godless generation....
The flood story in Genesis highlights the righteousness of Noah and his faith in God. However, the narrative ends in a tragic scene that includes Noah's drunkenness, Ham's unrighteousness, and a...
Noah is a prominent figure in the book of Genesis. The first book of the Bible devotes more space to his narrative because of the flood story than it does to Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Seth, Enoch,...
After the floodwaters dissipated and the ark came to rest in the mountains of Ararat, some readers may have expected Noah and his family to live happily ever after with the animals. Sadly, this isn't...