The Story of Noah and the Ark

Noah was a righteous man who lived in a wicked world. God saw this wickedness and decided to destroy it with a flood. However, God loved Noah and his family, so he told Noah to build an ark that would save him, his family, and two of every animal from the flood. God also gave Noah the requirements he would need in order to build this ark. In the bible, God told Noah that the flood would come after 120 years. Through this information, scholars believe that this was the amount of time it took Noah to build the Ark.

However, some Jewish traditions note that it may have taken Noah 52 years to build the Ark. While others believe that it may have taken him only 5 years to build it. Scholars have shared that the 120 years mentioned in the Bible were enough for Noah to complete the Ark.