The Book of Beginnings

Studies in Genesis

Lesson 33 : Genesis 6:13–16 – The Mabbûl: the Construction of the Ark

THE STRUCTURE OF THE DIVINE SPEECH – THE MEANING OF THE WORD ‘ARK’ – THIS SAME WORD IS USED OF MOSES’ BASKET – WHAT WAS THE GOPHER WOOD? – COVER IT WITH PITCH – THE DIFFERENT POSSIBLE DIMENSIONS FOR A CUBIT – MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM SIZES OF NOAH’S ARK – A COVERING FOR THE ARK – FINISH IT TO WITHIN A CUBIT FROM THE TOP – ONE DOOR FOR WHICH MAN COULD BE SAVED