How many years did it take Noah to build the ark?

Answer 1

The Book of Genesis describes the Ark as a huge and complex wooden container around 130 metres long. Noah had only himself and his three sons, who would also have had to work long hours to produce food for the family. If there ever really was an Ark, it must have taken years to build.

Answer 2

The ark was 300 cubitslong. That would have been converted to about 450 feet, or 135 meters. That information was provided through Genesis 6:15. But the book gave no information as to when, where, or how long the building took.

Answer 3

well Noah is 500yrs old when God tells him to start making the ark then he is 600yrs old when the flood starts and he is done building the ark that is approximately 100yrs to build the Ark. Genesis 7:6-7

Answer 4

The book of Genesis didn't say how long Noah took to build the ark. It just said that God told Noah about a flood that would destroy everyone and everything outside of an ark. The ark was to be built by Noah to save him, his family, and one female and male each of every breathing, living species.

Answer 5

One hundred and twenty years.

See also:

Evidence of the Flood

Lifespans of the ancients

Answer 6

It took Noah 120 years, but we don't know what tools he was using, how many hours a day he spent on it or how much help he had. If you were to build it today, you could do it in a couple of years, but you would need to hire an engineering company to design it and a construction company to build it.

Answer 7

120 years.

ANOTHER ANSWER

From my understanding, The Bible doesn't specifically say. Noah's age is first mentioned in Genesis 5:32, where it says he was 500 years old. Then, in Genesis 6:6, it says he was 600 years old when the floodwaters came on earth. So it seems that it couldn't of took him more than 100 years to make the Ark.

Still another Answer:

• Genesis 6:3 does not mention Noah, nor does it say that God was addressing him. It can be taken to be a simple expression of God's purpose or determination. (Compare Genesis 8:21.) Significantly, in the historical record about developments long before Adam's time, we find such expressions as: "God went on to say." (Gen. 1:6, 9, 14, 20, 24) Obviously, Jehovah was not speaking to a human on earth, for man had not yet been created.

• When God made his determination concerning 120 years, there were things remaining to be done. Some 20 years later, Noah and his wife began to have children. (Gen. 5:32; 7:6) Their three sons grew up and married, bringing the family up to "eight souls." Then they had to build the ark, which was no quick task considering its size and the size of Noah's family. Yes, God's patience for 120 years allowed for those things to be accomplished and set the stage for the preservation of life, allowing eight faithful humans to be "carried safely through the water."

• The Bible does not specify the year in which God informed Noah that the Flood would occur. Inasmuch as his sons had been born, had grown up, and had married, possibly 40 or 50 years remained before the Flood. It is possibly then that God said to Noah: "The end of all flesh has come before me." It is then, that he first added that Noah was to build a huge ark and go into it with his family. (Gen. 6:13-18)

• Hope this helps somewhat with a reasonable time-line.

Answer 8

It took about 40 or 50 years to build the ark in Noah's day.

Answer 9

Noah's Ark took 100 years to construct.

Answer 10

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