- How many floors or levels (or decks) did the Ark contain?
3
- Which people was Noach told to take onto the Ark with him?
His sons, his wife, and his sons' wives
- What was Noach's wife's name?
We don't know
- How many of each living thing was Noach to take onto the Ark?
Two of everything except the clean beasts (seven pairs of each) and fowl (also seven pairs)
- How long was the entire earth completely submerged?
150 days
- How many days passed between the day the rains started and the day the earth was dry?
375 days
- Why was Noach commanded to take seven pairs of each fowl?
To keep seed alive on the face of the earth
- What bird did Noach send out first?
Raven
- What bird did Noach send out next? How often, and with what result?
Dove. Three times: The first time it returned with an empty beak; the second time it brought an olive leaf; the third time it did not return
- After Noach and his family left the Ark, HaShem blessed them and gave them a commandment. What was it, and how often did He give it?
Be fruitful and multiply; three times
- What is the sign of HaShem's covenant between Himself and all living creatures? What was the purpose of this sign?
His bow in the clouds (the rainbow); to remind HaShem of His promise never to destroy them again
- Ham had four sons. Name three of them and the countries their names represent.
Cush (Ethiopia), Mizraim (Egypt), Put (Libya), and Canaan (Phoenicia)
- What was Nimrod's relationship to Noach? For what was he famous?
Great-grandson; being a mighty hunter
- Terach had three sons. Name two of them.
Abram, Nahor, and Haran
- There is a similarity between the story of Noach and the story of Abraham . What is the similarity? How are they different?
HaShem told both of them that he was going to destroy the people. Abraham pleaded for their lives, but Noach did not
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