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Bible Stories: Noah and the Flood
Stories from the Bible
Have you ever played with a toy boat packed with pairs of different animals? As part of the toy, there may have been a little man and a little woman, surrounded by animals.
Did you know that these people have names, Noah and his wife? The story of how they built a huge boat - sometimes called the 'ark' - and filled it with animals is found in the Bible.
Read through the timeline to find out more about this famous story.
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God looked down at all the people of the earth and was sad. A lot of them were doing bad things that hurt each other. He was sorry that he made them.
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There was one man that pleased God. He was called Noah. One day God spoke to him and warned him: 'I am going to send a flood to destroy the world.'
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God told Noah to build a big boat, 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high. He told him to fill it with every kind of living creature - animals, birds and reptiles. Noah and his family would be safe too.
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When the boat was built, Noah got together every kind of animal - at least two of every kind. He brought in seven pairs of every bird. A week later, the rain began.
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For forty days the rain came down without stopping. The water got deeper and deeper, until the boat was floating high above the ground.
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After 150 days, the water started to go down. The boat came to rest in the mountains.
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After a while, Noah sent out birds to discover if there was dry land. First he sent a raven and then a dove. The dove came back to the boat because there was nowhere to rest.
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Noah sent out another dove. This time it came back with an olive branch in its mouth - a sign that there were trees somewhere on the earth. The next time he sent the dove out, it did not return.
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God told Noah that it was safe to leave the ark. He led his family, the animals, birds and reptiles onto dry land.
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Noah and his family found a place to worship God. A rainbow appeared. God spoke: 'I won't ever punish people for their evil behaviour like this again. This rainbow will be a sign to you forever that I will keep My promise.'
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