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nounthe Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
Definition that contains noah
- ham (Old Testament) son of Noah
- noah the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
- ark a boat built by Noah to save his family and animals from the flood
- genesis the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers
- babel (Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another
- ararat the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
- methuselah (Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years
- worcester United States lexicographer who was accused of plagiarism by Noah Webster (1784-1865)
- shem (Old Testament) eldest son of Noah
- japheth (Old Testament) son of Noah