Why Did Noah Build The Ark

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The Lord looked down on the Earth and saw it was all evil exepted for one man whos heart was pure the man was Noah. Noah had three sons their names where Shem, Ham, and Japheth. God told Noah to build an ark. Noah asked his sons if they could help. Shem, Ham, and Japheth asked their wives to help too. While Noahs family was building the ark, Noah tried to get the people to change their evil ways. The ark was about 450 feet long. When they where finished with the ark, God told Noah to get two of every animal onto the ark. After the ark was full God told Noah to get on the ark with his house hold God shut the door behinde them. Then it started to rain, it rained for 40 days and 40 nights. After it stoped raining the ark was on top of a hill.