Noah’s Ark – Working Replica

The massive central door in the side of Noah’s Ark was thrown open Saturday for the first crowd of curious Pilgrims and townsfolk to behold the wonder.Of course, it’s only a replica of the biblical Ark , built by Dutch Creationist Johan Huibers as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the Bible.

The ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide. That’s two-thirds the length of a football field and as high as a three-story house.

Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions, crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals greet visitors as they arrive in the main hold. A contractor by trade, Huibers built the ark of cedar and pine -Biblical Scholars debate exactly what the wood used by Noah would have been.Huibers did the work mostly with his own hands, using modern tools and with occasional help from his son Roy. Construction began in May 2005.

On the uncovered top deck – not quite ready in time for the opening – will come a petting zoo, with baby lambs and chickens, and goats, and one camel. Visitors on the first day were stunned.

‘It’s past comprehension, ‘ said Mary Louise Starosciak, who happened to be bicycling by with her husband while on vacation when they saw The ark looming over the local landscape. ‘I knew the story of Noah, but I had no idea the boat would have been so big.’

There is enough space near the keel for a 50-seat film theater where kids can watch a video that tells the story of Noah and his ark. Huibers said he hopes the project will renew interest in Christianity in the Netherlands , where church going has fallen dramatically in the past 50 years.

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See the movie : The Bible – In the Beginning (1966 film) to know more on the Ark.

3 thoughts on “Noah’s Ark – Working Replica”

  1. GREETINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS THE CHRIST.
    I DO NOT MEAN TO RUDE AND CRITICAL, BUT I SEE SO MANY TIMES THE ARK BEING DEPICTED AS A SHIP WITH ROUNDED OR SHARP STERN & BOW AS A SHIP BUILT TO BE NAVIGATED. THESE PEOPLE WHERE DEPENDING ON OUR AWESOME LORD TO HAVE THEM END UP WHERE HE WANTED THEM. THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO NAVIGATE HENCE WHY SUCH SUCH A PROFILE?

    I CAN NOT IMAGINE OUR LORD IN ALL HIS PRACTICALITY ALLOW ALL THAT CUBIC VOLUME BE LOST! MY BELIEF IS THAT IT WAS LIKE A LONG RECTANGULAR BOX WITH A FLAT BOTTOM. THE ONLY RADII BEING THE DECK AND/OR ROOF TO LET THE WATER RUN OFF. THE BOTTOM AGAIN FLAT FOR MORE ROOM AND STABILITY IN THE TERRIBLE STORMS. WHAT FOUND IN NORTHERN IRAQ MOUNTAINS IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20th CENTURY WAS FOUND TO BE IN IN THAT CONFIGURATION. WILL I HEAR FROM YOU?

    LOVE IN OUR LORD; ANDY

  2. 2 Chronicles 7;14

    14If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

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