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NASB | Genesis 5:32 ¶ Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 5:32 ¶ After Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
Bible Question: in gen. how long did it take noah to build the ark? |
Bible Answer: Noah was five hundred years old when he had his sons (before construction began) (Gen 5:32). And his sons were married when the construction began (Gen. 6:18). According to Jewish custom, a boy becomes a man when he gets his beard, so I would assume that Noah was at least 510 to 515 years old when the boys were married. When the rain began to fall, Noah was 600 years old (Gen 7:11). This leaves 85 to 90 years for Noah to build his ark. There was no shortage of time for Noah, but the amount he actually used is not clear according to scriptures. |