Who built the ark? Noah, Noah

And then some 700 more carpenters, including a few Amish men, rebuilt a replica of the ark in 2017.

A front view of the Ark.

On our way back to Minnesota from the East Coast we decided we were close enough to detour a few miles south to northern Kentucky and check out the Ark Encounter.

We asked a stranger to take our picture by the door of the ark. The door is too large to capture in the photo.

A Christian Foundation had the vision to build a replica of Noah’s Ark (without taxpayers money) to show people in this day and age what the ark might have looked liked.

The Ark.

The structure itself is massive… 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high, an impressive sight to see for sure. These measurements were carefully calculated from information they studied about cubits, a term of measurement used in the Bible.

A look down the long deck.

They researched the Bible and other resources to get an accurate design. Inside the ark there are three levels, with several exhibits on each deck.

They’ve recreated what the cages might look like, a possible watering system for distributing water to all the animals, and there was even an explanation to a plausible way Noah could have discarded animal waste, and so much more.

An idea for providing for reptiles and amphibians.
Different size cages for different sized animals.
A possible technique to feed the animals.
A possible technique for distributing water to the animals.
Clay water jugs.
Burlap food storage.
A possible technique for air ventilation.
Life-like images of Noah and his family were placed throughout the ark.
Life-size image in the “kitchen” area of the ark.
A work area among the living quarters for Noah and family.

It was well thought out and very interesting.

We decided it was worth the detour to get a new perspective on an old, old story.

This is a partial wall in a room filled with children’s books telling Noah’s ark story.

Click here to link to the Ark Encounter website.

 

 

10 thoughts on “Who built the ark? Noah, Noah”

  2. I want to go, too. Anytime a bible story can be presented visually in such a creative way, it makes an impact. I’d never really thought about cages and disposal of animal waste or even food, so focused was I on the flood.

    1. There were so many interesting things brought to our attention, e.g. it is likely the large animals were young therefore, much smaller than fully-grown adults. That makes sense, but I never thought of it before.

  3. Wow – what a sight that must have been. I have a nephew who has moved to Louisville, KY and my sister lives in Dover, TN so at some point when I go to visit them, I will have to talk my sister into going with me. Thanks for the wonderful photos and explanations. So many things a person doesn’t think about. It must have taken an army of people to care for all those animals. Hopefully Noah’s family was large and no one jumped ship when the work became to difficult.
    Another great blog Valerie!

    1. I hope you do get a chance to go see the Ark.
      (And I’m pretty sure no one jumped ship. HA)

  4. What an amazing thing to see. I hope Fred and I will get there some day but if not, you have given us a lot too think about besides Noah’s incredible task of building the massive frame of the ark. He had a lot to think about 🤔

    1. I hope you get to see it sometime too Lori. I know you would enjoy it.
      There was lots of information to take in and interesting theories I haven’t thought about.

  5. How wonderful that you made the detour! Some day hope to see it …I had suggested it to Marty, but I think the temps were sub zero at the time! Thanks for all the photos.

    1. You’ll want to go on a nice day in Kentucky. I think Marty would find it interesting too.

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