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Read along
as you listen to the story!
Noah was a good man. He
walked with God and was pleasing to Him. He did not live as
the people around him lived. They were wicked and violent.
God warned Noah that the
earth was going to be destroyed with a flood, but He told
him how he could save his family and himself. He could also
save some of the animals.
God told Noah exactly how to
build the ark. It was to be 300 cubits long. That's about as
long as one and one-half football fields. It was REALLY BIG!
It was to have three stories, a window and one door.
Two of every kind of animal,
both male and female, came to Noah to be kept alive. Seven
of each of the "clean" animals went into the ark. Noah had
stored food for the animals and for his family.
There were eight people in
the ark. Noah had a wife and they had three sons named Shem,
Ham, and Japheth. Each of their sons also had a wife.
After they were all in the
ark, God shut the door and it began to rain. It rained and
rained. For 40 days it rained! The water rose until it
covered the highest mountains.
When seven months had passed,
the waters began to go down. The ark came to rest on the
mountains of Ararat.
Forty days after that, Noah
sent out a raven. It had strong wings and could fly for a
long time. It flew back and forth over the earth.
Then he sent out a dove, but
she became tired and came back. A week later, he sent her
out again, and this time she came back with a fresh olive
leaf. The trees were growing again! In seven more days, he
sent her out again, and she never came back.
Noah and his family were in
the ark for one year. Noah waited for God to tell him when
he could come out. Finally, God told him it was time. They
were so glad to be on dry land again!
Noah built an altar and
offered thanks to God for keeping them safe.
God put a rainbow in the sky and made a promise: "Never
again will there be a flood that will destroy everything."
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