
Also the Ark was extremely seaworthy. Wave tank tests have shown that a boat with its height, width, and length ratio is extremely stable and very difficult to capsize.
The Biblical description of the Ark:
Scripture quotations taken from the New American Standard Bible®,
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Genesis 6:13
Then God said to Noah, "The end of all
flesh has come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence because
of them; and behold, I am about to destroy them with the earth.
Genesis 6:14
"Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood; you shall make the ark with rooms, and shall cover it inside and out with pitch.
Genesis 6:15
"This is how you shall make it: the
length of the ark three hundred cubits, its breadth fifty cubits, and
its height thirty cubits.
Genesis 6:16
"You shall make a window for the ark,
and finish it to a cubit from the top; and set the door of the ark in
the side of it; you shall make it with lower, second, and third decks.
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