Noah's Ark is a fascinating legend in Genesis. Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden for stealing forbidden fruit. Adam lived to be 930 years old, and he and Eve had countless children. Their descendants are passed down in the family, more and more, and gradually spread all over the earth. From then on, Cain killed his younger brother, which opened the curtain for human beings to kill each other. Human beings are branded with original sin, God cursed the land, and people have to work hard to eat, so there are more and more resentment and evil thoughts. People kill, fight and plunder each other endlessly, and the violence and evil in the world are immeasurable. God saw all this, and he regretted the creation of human beings. He was very sad about the crimes committed by human beings. God said, "I will destroy man and beast, insects and birds in the air from the earth." But he didn't want to ruin all his creations. He hopes that a new generation of people and animals will be more obedient, repent and turn over a new leaf, and build an ideal world. Among these sinners, only Noah was favored by God. God thinks he is an upright man and abides by his duties; His three sons did not go astray under the strict education of their father. Noah also often warned people around him to stop doing evil and get rid of the sinful life. But people don't take his words seriously, and continue to do things their own way, blindly doing evil and having fun. God chose Noah's family: Noah and his wife, three sons and their daughter-in-law, and preserved them as the seeds of a new generation of mankind. God told them that after seven days, they would carry out great destruction, and asked them to build an ark with gopher wood, room by room, and to coat it with rosin inside and outside. The ark is 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits high. There should be a transparent window above the cabinet and a door next to it. The ark should be divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower. They did it at once. When God saw that the ark had been built, he said, "Look, I am going to flood the earth and destroy the whole world, and every living thing on the earth will die. I will make a Covenant with you, and you, your wife, son and daughter-in-law will all enter the ark. All clean livestock, you should take seven males and seven females; For unclean animals, you should take a male and a female; Birds in the air should also bring seven males and seven females. These can be planted and propagated on the ground in the future. " On February 17, Noah's 600th birthday, all the springs in the ocean burst and huge water columns were ejected from the ground. All the windows in the sky were open, and it rained day and night for 40 days. The water has nowhere to flow, and it rises sharply, which is higher than the highest mountain 15 elbow. All the animals that breathe with their lungs on land are dead, but only the people in the ark and the seeds of animals are safe and sound. The ark carries the high hopes of God and floats on the endless Wang Yang. God looked after Noah and the birds and animals in the ark, so he ordered the rain to stop, the wind blew and the water gradually receded. Noah's ark docked at the edge of Mount Ararat. A few days later, Noah opened the window of the ark and released a crow to listen for news, but the crow never came back. Noah released another pigeon to see if the water on the ground had receded. Because there was water everywhere, the pigeons couldn't find a place to stay and flew back to the ark. Seven days later, Noah released the pigeon again. At dusk, Ye Fei came back with an olive in her mouth, apparently pecked from a tree. Seven days later, Noah released the pigeon again, and this time the pigeon never came back. When Noah was 60 1 year old, the water on the ground dried up in June 1 year. Noah opened the door and saw that the water on the ground had receded. By February 27th, the earth was completely dry. God said to Noah, "Go out, you and your wife, children and daughter-in-law. You should bring out all the birds, animals and reptiles on board and let them breed and grow on the ground. " So Noah's family and all the animals in the ark came out of their own kind. Later generations used pigeons and olive branches to symbolize peace. This is the origin of Noah's Ark story. Although it is a legend, many things recorded in the Bible have been proved to be true. For example, in a war, an officer successfully found a secret passage in the mountains according to the records in the Bible, and suddenly appeared in front of the enemy through this path and won a great victory. If it can be proved that "Noah's Ark" is also true, then this discovery will definitely cause a sensation all over the world. Therefore, for many years, biblical archaeologists in many countries hope to uncover this eternal mystery.
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