THE BIBLICAL DIMENSIONS OF THE ARK
THE LENGTH OF THIS SHIP IS 300 CUBITS
The ancient cubit measurement which Noah would have used in constructing the Ark, measured 20.6 inches (0.522 metres). This was the standard unit of measurement for both the civilizations of Egypt and Chaldea, which were established by the descendants of Noah after the flood.
God commanded Noah to construct the Ark with specific dimensions which are recorded in Genesis 6:15.
“AND THIS IS THE FASHION WHICH THOU SHALT MAKE IT OF: THE LENGTH OF THE ARK SHALL BE THREE HUNDRED CUBITS, THE BREADTH OF IT FIFTY CUBITS, AND THE HEIGHT OF IT THIRTY CUBITS.” (GEN 6.15).
The Biblical description of the size of the Ark does not say whether these measurements are to be understood as either the internal or external dimensions. However the internal cargo capacity was the most essential measurement from a construction perspective, which Noah required.
The internal length of this ship when measured with a tape measure, and then with a Leica laser surveying instrument was found to be exactly 300 cubits.
THE WIDTH OF THIS SHIP IS 50 CUBITS
Where the rock has penetrated the right side of the ship, the hull has become distorted and the right side has bulged outwards. This makes the present shape of the ship appear to be wider than it really is. The resistivity scan image across the widest section of the ship, shows the damaged and broken rib structure on the right side.
The subsurface resistivity images of the central area of the ship identify that the right side of the hull has broken away from the main section of the ship and moved outwards forming the bulge.
The intact section of the hull which includes the left side and centre of the vessel, can be seen here to be considerably more resistive than the separated section of the right side. This would be expected in a timber ship that has become damaged, as it would almost certainly have cracked the hulls structure around the impact zone, making it more permeable to water and increasing its conductivity.
A reconstructed view of the resistivity image, shows the broken section of the hull on the right side, moved back into its original position, and joined onto the main section of the hull. The internal width of the ship in this reconstructed image can be seen to be in the order of 50 cubits, (26.1 metres).
THE HEIGHT OF THIS SHIP IS 30 CUBITS
If the length (300 cubits), and width (50 cubits), are the internal dimensions of the Ark, then the measurement of its height should be found to be equal the vertical internal measurements of the heights of each of the three decks combined.
The heights of each of the 3 deck spaces from the floor to the ceiling are:
UPPER DECK = 3.2 METRES (6 CUBITS).
MIDDLE DECK = 4.7 METRES (9 CUBITS).
BOTTOM DECK = 7.8 METRES (15 CUBITS).
THE TOTAL HEIGHT = 3.2+4.7+7.8 =15.7 METRES = 30 CUBITS
Each of the dimensions of the length, width and the three individual deck space heights, as well as the thickness of each of the deck floors, equate to an exact whole number of cubits, with no fractions of a cubit. This is further evidence that this ship is man-made and constructed at a time when the cubit measurement was used.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A TIMBER SHIP OF THIS SIZE EVER BUILT DURING THE EARTH'S HISTORY, EXCEPT THE ARK THAT GOD COMMANDED NOAH TO MAKE.
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