Bible Characters · Patriarchs
Noah
The righteous man who built the ark and brought his family and the animals through the flood.
The facts, as Scripture gives them
- Lived
- Died at 950 years (Genesis 9:29). Dates not given in Scripture.
- Region
- His home before the flood is not stated; the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. (Genesis 8:4)
- The name
- His father Lamech named him Noah, saying, this one will give us rest from our work and the painful toil of our hands. (Genesis 5:29)
- Work
- After the flood, a man of the soil who planted a vineyard. (Genesis 9:20)
Key verses
This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
Genesis 6:9 (BSB)
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
Hebrews 11:7 (BSB)
What they did
- Walked with God, a righteous man blameless in his generation. (Genesis 6:9)
- Built the ark as God commanded, and entered it with his family and the animals. (Genesis 6:14-22; Genesis 7:1-9)
- Came out of the ark after the flood and built an altar to the LORD. (Genesis 8:15-20)
- Received God's covenant, with the rainbow as its sign, for every living creature. (Genesis 9:8-17)
- By faith, warned of things not yet seen, he built the ark and became an heir of righteousness. (Hebrews 11:7)
Family
- Father
- Lamech (Genesis 5:28-29)
- Spouse
- Not named in Scripture (Genesis 7:7)
- Children
- Shem (Genesis 5:32); Ham (Genesis 5:32); Japheth (Genesis 5:32)
Connected to
- Lamech: His father (Genesis 5:28-29)
- Shem: His son, in the line to Abraham (Genesis 11:10-26)
Mentioned in
Genesis, 1 Chronicles, Isaiah, Ezekiel, Matthew, Luke, Hebrews, 1 Peter, 2 Peter.
Every reference (47)
Genesis 5:29 · Genesis 5:30 · Genesis 5:32 · Genesis 6:8 · Genesis 6:9 · Genesis 6:10 · Genesis 6:13 · Genesis 6:22 · Genesis 7:1 · Genesis 7:5 · Genesis 7:6 · Genesis 7:7 · Genesis 7:9 · Genesis 7:11 · Genesis 7:13 · Genesis 7:15 · Genesis 7:23 · Genesis 8:1 · Genesis 8:6 · Genesis 8:11 · Genesis 8:13 · Genesis 8:15 · Genesis 8:18 · Genesis 8:20 · Genesis 9:1 · Genesis 9:8 · Genesis 9:17 · Genesis 9:18 · Genesis 9:19 · Genesis 9:20 · Genesis 9:24 · Genesis 9:28 · Genesis 9:29 · Genesis 10:1 · Genesis 10:32 · 1 Chronicles 1:4 · Isaiah 54:9 · Ezekiel 14:14 · Ezekiel 14:20 · Matthew 24:37 · Matthew 24:38 · Luke 3:36 · Luke 17:26 · Luke 17:27 · Hebrews 11:7 · 1 Peter 3:20 · 2 Peter 2:5
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