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The new movie, Evan Almighty, ridicules the Biblical account of Noah and the ark.  We  have to realize that if the account is true, then this movie is also dishonoring God and calling him a liar.

People have a right to believe as they like including the right to disbelieve the Bible and supporting facts.  But before we do so we need to first look at the facts and then make a decision based on intelligent choice and not blind belief or misinformation.

Was there an ark?  And if so, how could it possibly have held all those animals?

These are questions that have been asked by many.  Some have concluded the whole idea to be ridiculous or impossible but one thing cannot be denied: There was an earth-wide flood as scientists and archaeologists agree.  Therefore, if there are animals (and humans) living today some must have been preserved through the flood in order to reproduce.

What do the facts show?

How Large Was The Ark?

According to the Genesis account at Genesis chapter 6, verse 15 the ark was 300 cubits long (437' 6"long) It was 50 cubits wide (72' 11") and 30 cubits high (43' 9"high).  A cubit measure is estimated to be from 17.5 to 24 inches long.

If we take the lower figure of 17.5 we have a floating giant approximately the length of 3 football fields.  If we allow 100,000 cubit feet of space for the deck floors there still remain almost 1,300,000 cubit feet.  This is equal to the carrying capacity of 10 freight trains, each train consisting of about 48 stock cars.

It has only been in recent years that ships have been built larger than the ark.

Could All Those Animals Have Fit Into The ark?

Would it have been necessary for every animal that we are familiar with today to have been in the ark?  No.

For example, there are many species in the cat family such as tigers, panthers, leopards and even the common house cat.  Therefore, just one pair from the cat family was all that was necessary to bring on the ark.  From that one pair comes all the varieties we see today.

The same holds true for the rest of the animals, vegetation and humans.  (Acts 17 verse 26)

Did not the Creator put into every living thing the capacity to produce a variety within its own kind?  The Bible account as well as science and human observation show that to be the case.

(Genesis 1 verses 11, 24,25).

Another point to keep in mind is that of the 3,000 species of land mammals classified by zoologists (at the time of this writing - as more have been and are being discovered all the time)  only 300 or thereabouts are larger than a horse, whereas some 2,200 are no larger than a rabbit.

Marine mammals such as whales and dolphins and other sea life would have remained outside the Ark in their natural habitat.

When you take these points into consideration we realize that Noah had relatively few large animals to care for.

The account of a world-wide flood that took place at the time the Bible states it did is backed by historical and achaeological evidence.  The fact that it would be ridiculed by many at Noah's time and in our time is shown in 2 Peter 3 verses 3 thru 9.

-Information taken from the publication ‘Is The Bible The Word of God?’ published by The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society -1969.

This publication contains 64 scientific, historical and archaeological references that support  the flood and the ark.  These references are not associated with The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society and are highly respected sources in the scientific and historical community.