God told Noah in regard to building the ark: "Make yourself an ark of gopherwood; make rooms in the ark, and cover it inside and outside with pitch. And this is how you shall make it: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, its width fifty cubits, and its height thirty cubits. You shall make a window for the ark, and you shall finish it to a cubit from above; and set the door of the ark in its side. You shall make it with lower, second, and third decks." (Genesis 6:14-16, NKJV)
The above picture is a 1/32 scale model of the cross-section of the ark. This view shows the interior and the three decks. The inside and outside was coated with pitch. A window was set in the ark 18 inches (one cubit) from the top (Genesis 6:16). Notice the size of the ark in comparison to the larger animals such as the hippopotamus! Notice the three decks and the various caging systems. The ark could hold about 40,000 sheep sized animals in about 33% of its capacity. This would leave more than two-thirds of the ark's interior for other uses. Probably far less than this amount of animals was loaded on board the ark. In reality, the ark was probably TOO BIG! |
