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What Role Did The Bible Play In The Life Of Noah

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The life of Noah is said to take place around c. 2000 BC. Noah was the son of Lamech, and the tenth generation in descent from Adam. In an evil and wicked world, the Bible tells us that Noah was a righteous man and the only follower God had left. Over and over again in the accounts of Noah’s life the Bible says “Noah did everything just as God had commanded.”(Genesis 7:5)

After Noah was 500 years old he fathered three sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth. During these times the world grew so wicked that God decided to end humankind with a great flood, but because Noah had remained a “righteous man” God was moved to save him and his family from the devastating flood ( Genesis 6:9). Noah was ordered to build an ark with three decks and according
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