His birth, Gen 5:28-29; he walks with God, Gen 6:9; he builds the ark, Gen 6:11-22; he raises an altar, Gen 8:20-22; his covenant with God, Gen 9:8-17; his drunkenness, Gen 9:20-27; he dies, Gen 9:28-29.
Isa 54:9 It shall be to me as in the days of N, when I swore
Eze 14:14, 20 if they were .. N, Daniel and Job_
Matt 24:37; Luk 17:26 as in the days of N, so
Heb 11:7 by faith N, when warned by
1Pe 3:20 the patience of God in the days of N
2Pe 2:5 if he did not forgive the .. but kept N
Noah (Heb. Nôaj, “rest” or “consolation”; gr. Noah). In Gen 5:29 the name is explained as if it were related in Hebrew to a similar-sounding word, nâjam, “comfort”; probably a play on words that the ancients liked very much. Ancient patriarch, the 10th from Adam (Gen 5:3-29; 1Ch 1:1-4). His children belonged to the last generation of the antediluvian period, and through them he became the father of the entire human race that lived and lives on earth after the flood. He was the son of Lamech, of Seth’s descent, and, like his ancestor Enoch, was a man who “walked with God” (Gen 6:9). He was about 480 years old when the Lord announced the coming flood (6: 3; cf 7: 6) and instructed him to build a boat in which he and his family could be saved (6: 13-21). A few years later 3 sons were born to him (5:32), who with his wives were saved in him (Gen 7: 7, 13; 1Pe 3:20). But Noah did more than just assemble the ark for the salvation of his family: he was a “herald of righteousness” (2Pe 2:5). He should have warned his fellow citizens of the pending catastrophe, but none of the inhabitants of that perverse generation responded with faith (cf. 1Pe 3:20). When the ship was finished, God commanded Noah to board it (Gen 6:22,7:5). Clean and unclean animals also entered in pairs (7:2-4, 8, 9, 14-16). The Lord himself closed the only door (v 16). Seven days later (v 10) the flood* began that destroyed all human beings and all the animals that were on the earth, except those in the ark. It floated on the waters of the flood for 5 months, and then rested “on the mountains of Ararat” (Gen 8:4). After almost 2 1/2 more months, the waters had receded enough that the tops of the mountains could be seen (v 5). More than a month later, through scouting birds sent out at 7-day intervals, Noah was able to discover when the land was dry enough for him to get out of the ark. However, he did not come out of it until he was commanded by God to do so (vs 6-19). Once outside, he expressed his gratitude to Jehovah for salvation by building an altar and offering sacrifices on it. God accepted his offering and made a covenant with him (8:20-9:17). Some time later, Noah planted a vineyard, the 1st after the flood, and got drunk on its produce, a fact that stands in stark contrast to his exemplary life recorded elsewhere. While he was in this state of stupor, his nakedness was discovered, and Ham, the youngest son (and probably also Canaan, his son), seeing him thus showed disrespect, apparently by publishing the fact. The other 2 sons respectfully covered his father. Because of this action by Ham, Noah later pronounced a prophetic curse on this son’s descendants, through Canaan, and a blessing on Japheth and Shem (Gen 9:20-27). Nothing else is known of the patriarch’s life, except that he lived another 3 1/2 centuries after the flood, reaching the age of 950 (vs 28, 29). Ezekiel mentions Noah with Job and Daniel as examples of righteousness (Eze 14:14, 20; see p 846 for a genealogical chart of Noah’s descendants and a geographical distribution of his sons according to Gen_10 and 11). 846 GENEALOGICAL CHART OF NOAH’S DESCENDANTS According to Genesis 10 and 11.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
last of the ten descendants of Set; son of Lamech, born in the days when the moral corruption of the world had reached its height.
He is described as a just knight who walked with God Gn 6, 9. He was chosen by God to communicate his designs regarding the perversion of man and offer a new start for man, for which he was the hero of the ® flood, Gn 6 -9.
Father of Shem Cam and Japheth.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
(Heb., noah, rest). Son of Lamech and tenth in the line of Adam according to the family of Seth (Gen 5:28-29). He was given this name because Lamech foresaw that through him God would bring comfort to the human race and would alleviate some of the effects of the curse of Eden. Noah was noted for singular justice (Gen 6:1-13). At the age of 480, 120 years before the flood (Gen 6:3), God warned him that the world would be destroyed by water (Heb 11:7). At that time he received precise instructions for the construction of the ark (Gen 6: 14-16). While dedicating himself to this colossal task, he warned the men of his time about the impending catastrophe (2Pe 2: 5), while God in his long-suffering waited for men to repent (1Pe 3:20) . His three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, were born to him when he was already 500 years old (Gen 5:32). One week before the flood, God brought Noah and his family into the ark, and supernaturally directed the animals to enter as well. Once they were all safely inside the ark, God closed the door (Gen 7:16).
The flood came when Noah was 600 years old. The waters were constantly rising for 40 days; for another 110 days they kept their level above the mountains, and then for 221 days they sank low enough for Noah to land in the mountains of Ararat (see FLOOD). In order to determine if it was safe to land, Noah first released a raven and then a dove at regular intervals (Gen 8:6-10). The olive branch was proof to him that these robust plants had already begun to grow in the upper parts of the mountains. God ordered him to land and Noah built an altar where he offered clean birds as a burnt offering to God. The Lord then promised that he would never send another universal flood, confirming it with the sign of the rainbow (Gen 8: 21-22; Gen 9: 9-17). God blessed Noah and his family and commanded them to multiply and fill the earth (Gen 9:1). Henceforth, the animals would fear man and serve him as food, except for blood (Gen 9:2-4). Human government was instituted with the establishment of capital punishment for murderers (Gen 9:5-6).
Noah planted a vineyard, drank himself drunk, and shamefully exposed his nakedness in his tent (Gen 9:20-21). Ham, probably following the example of his son Canaan, mocked Noah. Because of this reprehensible action, Canaan was cursed and Ham received no blessing (Gen 9:25-27). On the other hand, Shem and Japheth showed due respect to their father (Gen 9:23) and received rich blessings for their descendants. After the flood, Noah lived another 350 years, dying at 950 (Gen 9:29).
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
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Just man who built the Ark and saved himself and his family, Ge.6-8. and with him, all mankind.
The Ark is a symbol of the Church: Those who knew much were not saved from the Flood, but those who were in the Ark. The same at the end of time, says Jesus, will be saved, not those who know much, but those who are in his Church, Mat 24:37-38, Luc.l7: 26-27, 1Pe 3:20: (Heb 11:7, 2Pe 2:5.
– Ascendant of Jesus, Luke 3:36.
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
Son of †¢Lamech. Father of †¢Shem, †¢Ham and †¢Japheth. The name of N. is related to the Hebrew word niham, which means “relieve, comfort” (Gen 5:29). He was † œjust man…perfect in his generations; N.† walked with God (Gen 6:9). When God decided to destroy living beings with a flood, he warned N., instructing him to build an ark. N. obeyed, thus saving herself along with his wife, his children and their wives. “…few persons, that is, eight, were saved by water† (1Pe 3:20). N. built the ark according to God’s specifications, and God brought into it, “of all that lives, of all flesh, two of every kind” (Gen 6:19), and closed the door of the boat. “There was rain on the earth forty days and forty nights” (Gen 7:12). After this, N. sent a raven and a dove. This last one did not find † œwhere to lay the sole of her foot, and she returned to the ark † Later she sent it again, and the bird returned with † œan olive leaf in its beak †. Thus N. “understood…that the waters had receded from off the earth” (Gen 8:11). Coming out of the ark N. “built an altar to Jehovah” and offered burnt offerings. God gave instructions to N. involving a covenant, according to which all animals were given to N. and his descendants to serve as food. It was forbidden to eat the meat with its blood. Killing a human being was something that God would demand († œ… at the hand of the man his brother I will demand the life of the man †). The mandate included the ratification of what was said to †¢Adam and †¢Eve: †œBut ye be fruitful and multiply; procreate abundantly in the land, and multiply in it† (Gen 9:1-7). As a sign of that pact, God made the rainbow, saying that with it he would remember the promise that living beings would not be exterminated with water again (Gen 9:11-16; Isa 54:9).
N. began “to till the ground, and planted a vineyard”. In the Hebrew tradition, N. is credited with the invention of the plow, as well as wine (he † œ… and drank the wine, and got drunk †). The narration of N.’s drunkenness is narrated in a natural way, as an ordinary event, but the negative aspect of that event is deduced from the consequences. N. †œwas uncovered in the middle of his tent† Cam †œsaw his father’s nakedness† , but his brothers took clothes and †œwalking backwards† covered N. Upon awakening from his drunkenness and knowing what had happened, N. issued a curse for the offspring of Ham, and blessed Shem and Japheth. N. died being “nine hundred and fifty years old” (Gen 9:20-29).
The figure of N. is considered a great example of a just man, who by faith pleased God (Heb 11:7). In the book of Ezekiel, God speaks of three righteous men of old: N., †¢Daniel, and †¢Job (Eze 14:14). The Lord Jesus said that “as in the days of N., so will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that N. entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away† (Mat 24: 37-39; Luke 17:26-27). †¢Ham †¢Canaan. †¢Flood.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
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