
Noah or Nóach ("Rest", Standard Hebrew נוֹחַ Nóaḥ, Tiberian Hebrew נֹחַ Nōªḥ; Arabic language نوح Nūḥ), is a character from the Book of Genesis and the Qur'an who builds an Noah's Ark to save his family and the world's animals from the Deluge (mythology), the universal flood. Noah was the son of Lamech and the grandson of Methuselah. == Life of Noah == According to the account in Genesis, he lived five hundred years, and then he and his wife had three sons, Sem or Shem, Ham, son of Noah, and Japheth (Gen. 5:32) (see Sons of Noah for further discussion). Noah's wife is not named in the Bible; according to later Jewish traditions as expressed in the ''Book of Enoch'' her name is Naamah. According to the Bible, Noah was a "just man and perfect in his generation", and "walked with God" (comp. Ezekiel 14:14,20). The "sons of god" (Hebrew ''elohim'') and "the daughters of men" began to intermarry, and from there sprang up a race of giants. Men became more and more corrupt, and God determined to sweep the Earth of its wicked population (Gen. 6:7). But God entered into a covenant with Noah, with a promise of deliverance from the threatened deluge (18). He was accordingly commanded to build an Noah's ark (6:14-16) to save himself and his family. According to Christian interpretations of Genesis, preserved in the First Epistle of Peter 3:18-20 and the Second Epistle of Peter 2:5), an interval of one hundred and twenty years elapsed while the ark was being built (6:3), during which Noah tried to convince the people to repent so they could avoid the wrath of God. When the ark of "gopher-wood" (a wood mentioned only in Genesis) was at length completed according to the command of the Lord, the living creatures that were to be preserved entered into it; and then Noah and his wife and sons and daughters-in-law entered it, and the "Lord shut him in" (Gen.7:16). The judgment of God then fell on the guilty world, "the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished" (2 Pet. 3:6). The ark floated on the waters for one hundred and fifty days, and then rested on the mountains of Ararat (Gen. 8:3,4); but not for a considerable time after this was Noah given divine permission to leave the ark, so that he and his family were in the ark for a whole year (Gen. 6-14). On leaving the ark Noah's first act was to erect an altar, the first of which there is any mention, and offer the sacrifices of adoring thanks and praise to God, who entered into a covenant with him, the first covenant between God and man, granting him possession of the earth by a new and special charter, which remains in force to the present time (Gen. 8:21-9:17). As a sign and witness of this covenant, the rainbow was adopted and set apart by God, as a sure pledge that never again would the earth be destroyed by a flood. In a later episode, Noah plants a grapevine, makes wine and becomes drunk. This is the first mention of alcohol in the Bible. In his drunken stupor, his 'nakedness' is uncovered by his son Ham. His other two sons Shem and Japheth, respectfully cover his body. As a result of Ham's disrespect, his son Canaan and his descendants are cursed. ==Jewish interpretations of the story== The Jewish tradition, however, gives Noah less credit as to his righteousness. Noah's being "perfect in his generation" implied to some Jewish scholars that his perfection was only relative. Moreover, his late entry into the ark (Gen. 7, 12-16) can be seen as an act of one who is of little faith. Later commentaries find two degrees of righteousness, which they demonstrate as a metaphor for a man who is cold: the fully righteous person would set up a fire - that is, help the others. A person who is not absolutely righteous would only get himself a coat - and be warm while others are cold, just like Noah was safe while all other men besides his family died. According to medieval Jewish traditions the pre-Mosaic law Noahide Laws established by Noah after the flood are binding on non-Jews, and serve to distinguish righteous gentile faiths from corrupted religious practices. ==Christian interpretations of the story== Following the account in the Epistles of Peter, most Christianity accept the account of Noah as a righteous man, in the same category as other characters from Genesis such as Abraham and Jacob. He is pointed to as someone who has absolute faith in God. ==Islamic traditions of Noah== نوح Nūḥ (the Arabic language form of Noah) is a Prophets of Islam in the Qur'an. Because the Qur'an is more poem than prose, references to him are scattered throughout the Qur'an, but no historical account of the entire flood is given. Generally speaking, the references in the Qur'an are consistent with Genesis and Islamic tradition generally accepts the Genesis account as historical. However, degree of detail varies between the two accounts. Generally, the Qur'anic account emphasizes Noah's preaching of the monotheism of God, and the ridicule heaped on him by idolatry. Particularly: :We sent Nuh to his people: He said, “O my people! worship Allah! Ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?” :The chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: “He is no more than a man like yourselves: his wish is to assert his superiority over you: if Allah had wished (to send messengers), He could have sent down angels; never did we hear such a thing (as he says), among our ancestors of old.” :(And some said): “He is only a man possessed: wait (and have patience) with him for a time.” :(Nuh) said: “O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood!” God later instructed Nuh to build the ark: :But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and address Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they are about to be overwhelmed (in the Flood). (Surah Hud: 37) (Surat al-Mumenoon: 23-26) The Qur'anic account contains a detail not included in the Biblical account, a reference to another son who chose not to enter the ark: :So the Ark floated with them on the waves (towering) like mountains, and Nuh called out to his son, who had separated himself (from the rest): “O my son! embark with us, and be not with the unbelievers!” The son replied: “I will betake myself to some mountain: it will save me from the water.” Nuh said: “This day nothing can save, from the command of Allah, any but those on whom He hath mercy!” And the waves came between them, and the son was among those overwhelmed in the Flood. (Surah Hud: 42-43) Also, the Qur'anic account lacks several details of the Genesis account, including the crime of Noah's son Ham, son of Noah in seeing his father naked, and the resultant cursing of his grandson Canaan. Some Muslims assert that the flood during Noah's time was a local event, in contrast to the Biblical account which asserts that it was global. They infer this from several Qur'anic verses, and their understanding that a global flood would be impossible.[http://www.jews-for-allah.com/the-Jewish-Bible/Quranic-corrections/noahs-flood.htm] Other Muslims, however, hold that the flood was indeed global. The Qur'an is not explicit on the point, allowing for some variety of interpretation. See also Similarities between the Bible and the Qur'an. ==See also== * Antediluvian * Dating the Bible * Deluge (mythology) * Deluge (prehistoric) * Patriarchal Age * Epic of Gilgamesh * Noah's Ark * Noahide Law * Sons of Noah * Y-chromosomal Noah == External links == *[http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/noah-ark Noah's Ark on the Web], comprehensive guide to Noah and the Deluge in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, art and culture *[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=318&letter=N Jewish Encyclopedia: Noah] from the 1901-1906 ''Jewish Encyclopedia'' *[http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/flood.asp Noah’s Flood Questions and Answers - Answers in Genesis] ---- Noah (Standard Hebrew נוֹעָה Noʿa, Tiberian Hebrew נֹעָה Nōʿāh) was one of Zelophehad's daughters. Christian prophets Islamic prophets Torah people
There is considerable evidence to support that Noah was an historical figure. There is a time-honored tradition among the people who live around Lake Chad that the biblical Noah once ruled over this fertile region that bears his name: “Bor-nu” (Country of Noah). The flood of Noah likely occurred during the Guirian Wet Period from about 6000 to 2500 B.C. During this time the water table was high, the earth springy and there were many natural springs. (See the Genesis 2:6 description.) Rivers and lakes flooded surrounding areas. The flooding would have been significant as Lake Chad sits to the northeast and the southern section of Bornu is at the confluence of the Niger, Benue and Osimili Rivers. The common people of that time used dugouts, but the rulers used reed boats sealed with pitch. In 1998 a fully preserved dugout was excavated from a site in this region of Nigeria. It was buried at a depth of 16 feet under clays and sands whose alternating sequence showed evidence of deposition in standing and flowing water. The dugout is 8000 years old. (Search Dufuna Boat.) By all appearances, Noah was a wise and prosperous ruler. Genesis 9:20 says that he was “a tiller of the soil and the first to plant the grape vine.” At his birth an oracle was given that “This one shall bring us relief from our work and the toil of our hands.” (Gen. 5:29) The reference in Genesis 8:4 to Noah’s ark coming to rest on a peak in Ararat reflects a different flood story whose hero was the Mesopotamian chief, Ziusudra. Behind the stories of Ziusudra and Noah stands a developed water mercantilism. It is known that farming developed along the Nile as early as 8000 B.C. and that the river provided a means of transportation of goods. Prehistoric rock paintings in the Sahara show Egyptian boats, and there are written records of journeys by ship to the southern end of the Red Sea in the time of Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty (2613 to 2494 B.C.) Much as our nation’s commerce was developed initially on the great rivers, the waterways of Africa and the Asiatic Near East were used to market goods and agricultural products. The rulers of the Paleo-Dominion controlled both the means of production and the waterways. As ruler of the Country of Bornu, Noah controlled the commerce on and around Lake Chad. His son, Ham, probably controlled trade on a section of the Niger River that connects to the Atlantic Ocean. Sheba, a descendent of Ham, established his palace city on the Atlantic coast of what is today Nigeria. Terah, Abraham’s father, another descendent of Noah, maintained households in Ur to the south and Haran to the north. Both towns were situated on the Euphrates River. This suggests that Terah controlled the commerce on that part of the Euphrates. Another of Noah’s descendents was Assur (Gen. 10:22) who controlled trade on the Tigris between Assur to the north and Lagash to the south. According to the Assyrian King List there were at least five rulers named Assur. The Assur who was a contemporary and cousin of Terah must have been one of the first to establish power in that region. Abraham, another descendent of Noah, maintained a household in Hebron to the north and Beersheba to the south. His travels between the two households took him along the “way of Shur” or the river way, although the river was probably navigable only during the wet months. In this more arid region rulers fought to control well and oasis. The ancient Nile civilization broke into two kingdoms around 3400 B.C. Heri-Hor ruled in Thebes in the Upper Nile and Ne-su-baner-Ded ruled in Tanis on the Nile delta. That the descendents of Noah are related to both dynasties is evident by the appearance of the names Hor, Ded, and Ram. One of Noah’s descendents is named Ded’an, two are named Na’Hor, and many are named Ram: A’Ram (Son of Shem), Zim’Ram (son of Abraham), Ram (Judah’s great grandson), and Am’Ram (Moses’ father). Clearly Noah’s descendents were well connected to the ruling houses of West Central Africa, Egypt and Mesopotamia. The Genesis material points to a vast Paleo-Dominion that extended from the Atlantic coast of modern Nigeria to the Indus River Valley in India. The rulers of this dominion controlled the means of production and the waterways and were related by marriage. The rulers of the Paleo-Dominion spoke one language although there were different dialects. The Afroasiatic language group has the longest recorded history of any linguistic group. This language family, sometimes referred to as the “Hamito-Semitic” group, is one of 17 language groups in the world. All the languages and peoples mentioned in Genesis 9 -11 belong to this group. Ancient African languages represent a stage of linguistic development predating the division of the languages of western Asia and Africa into semitic and hamitic branches around 12,000 B.C. Languages in the Afroasiatic group include: Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Assyrian, Babylonian, Berber, Chadic, Ethiopic, Hahm/Jaba, Hausa, Hebrew, Phoenician, Sumerian and Ugaritic. These are called “cognate languages.” Cognate languages share a common ancestor language or origin. The words in these different languages therefore are derived from the same root. Because this is so, linguists are able to compare the languages and draw conclusions about the older “proto” Afroasiatic language spoken between 12,000 and 10,000 B.C. (Alice C. Linsley) Details of edits made: "Historians, however, are agreed that there is no evidence that Noah was a historical figure." reverted/amended to the more accurate "Most modern historians...". "...which reflects an oral legend tradition older than writing..." amended to "...which they believe reflects an oral legend tradition older than writing...". The very idea that there was a pre-writing age is unproven. "...the story of Noah's ark closely parallels that of the much earlier Sumerian Utnapishtim, and scores of other ..." had the words "much earlier" removed. Extant copies of those records may predate extant copies of the Biblical records, but it doesn't follow that the stories originated earlier. In fact it was clearly not NPOV as it was, as the following sentence goes on to say (in effect) that some people see this as evidence that the stories all have a common origin, i.e. they all date to the same time. I didn't change it, but I'm not happy with the term "Biblical fundamentalists" in the sentence "Biblical fundamentalists assert that the story of Noah is a true story...". Fundamentalism although described as being a return to original principles, is acknowledged as being a recent (early 20th Century) phenomenon, yet the belief the story of Noah is true applies to Christianity historically. Whether "Traditional Christians" or "Conservative Christians" are better terms, or something else entirely would be better, I'm not sure. User:Philip J. Rayment 14:20, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC) == Poor analysis? == The article reads: ''"An interval of one hundred and twenty years elapsed while the ark was being built (6:3), during which Noah tried to convince the people to repent so they could avoid the wrath of God. (Christian interpretations, as seen from Rome in the 2nd century CE, are preserved in the First Epistle of Peter 3:18-20 and the Second Epistle of Peter 2:5)."'' Peter mentions Noah as "a preacher of righteousness". and then: ''"Later commentaries find two degrees of righteousness, which they demonstrate as a metaphor for a man who is cold: the fully righteous person would set up a fire - that is, help the others."'' Did he try to keep the whole thing a secret? Here he was building a "133.5 m by 22.3 m by 13.4 m" something box for forty years and no one knew about it? And in contrast to the tradition he didn't tell anyone why? Because he didn't really care about any other persons moral standards? Or the “men of fame” whipping up violence? - User:Jerryseinfeld 17:07, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC) ==The {} sign/s== One or more of the sign/s:
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Noah or Nóach ("Rest", Standard Hebrew נוֹחַ Nóaḥ, Tiberian Hebrew נֹחַ Nōªḥ; Arabic language نوح Nūḥ), is a character from the Book of Genesis and the Qur'an who builds an Noah's Ark to save his family and the world's animals from the Deluge (mythology), the universal flood. Noah was the son of Lamech and the grandson of Methuselah. == Life of Noah == According to the account in Genesis, he lived five hundred years, and then he and his wife had three sons, Sem or Shem, Ham, son of Noah, and Japheth (Gen. 5:32) (see Sons of Noah for further discussion). Noah's wife is not named in the Bible; according to later Jewish traditions as expressed in the ''Book of Enoch'' her name is Naamah. According to the Bible, Noah was a "just man and perfect in his generation", and "walked with God" (comp. Ezekiel 14:14,20). The "sons of god" (Hebrew ''elohim'') and "the daughters of men" began to intermarry, and from there sprang up a race of giants. Men became more and more corrupt, and God determined to sweep the Earth of its wicked population (Gen. 6:7). But God entered into a covenant with Noah, with a promise of deliverance from the threatened deluge (18). He was accordingly commanded to build an Noah's ark (6:14-16) to save himself and his family. According to Christian interpretations of Genesis, preserved in the First Epistle of Peter 3:18-20 and the Second Epistle of Peter 2:5), an interval of one hundred and twenty years elapsed while the ark was being built (6:3), during which Noah tried to convince the people to repent so they could avoid the wrath of God. When the ark of "gopher-wood" (a wood mentioned only in Genesis) was at length completed according to the command of the Lord, the living creatures that were to be preserved entered into it; and then Noah and his wife and sons and daughters-in-law entered it, and the "Lord shut him in" (Gen.7:16). The judgment of God then fell on the guilty world, "the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished" (2 Pet. 3:6). The ark floated on the waters for one hundred and fifty days, and then rested on the mountains of Ararat (Gen. 8:3,4); but not for a considerable time after this was Noah given divine permission to leave the ark, so that he and his family were in the ark for a whole year (Gen. 6-14). On leaving the ark Noah's first act was to erect an altar, the first of which there is any mention, and offer the sacrifices of adoring thanks and praise to God, who entered into a covenant with him, the first covenant between God and man, granting him possession of the earth by a new and special charter, which remains in force to the present time (Gen. 8:21-9:17). As a sign and witness of this covenant, the rainbow was adopted and set apart by God, as a sure pledge that never again would the earth be destroyed by a flood. In a later episode, Noah plants a grapevine, makes wine and becomes drunk. This is the first mention of alcohol in the Bible. In his drunken stupor, his 'nakedness' is uncovered by his son Ham. His other two sons Shem and Japheth, respectfully cover his body. As a result of Ham's disrespect, his son Canaan and his descendants are cursed. ==Jewish interpretations of the story== The Jewish tradition, however, gives Noah less credit as to his righteousness. Noah's being "perfect in his generation" implied to some Jewish scholars that his perfection was only relative. Moreover, his late entry into the ark (Gen. 7, 12-16) can be seen as an act of one who is of little faith. Later commentaries find two degrees of righteousness, which they demonstrate as a metaphor for a man who is cold: the fully righteous person would set up a fire - that is, help the others. A person who is not absolutely righteous would only get himself a coat - and be warm while others are cold, just like Noah was safe while all other men besides his family died. According to medieval Jewish traditions the pre-Mosaic law Noahide Laws established by Noah after the flood are binding on non-Jews, and serve to distinguish righteous gentile faiths from corrupted religious practices. ==Christian interpretations of the story== Following the account in the Epistles of Peter, most Christianity accept the account of Noah as a righteous man, in the same category as other characters from Genesis such as Abraham and Jacob. He is pointed to as someone who has absolute faith in God. ==Islamic traditions of Noah== نوح Nūḥ (the Arabic language form of Noah) is a Prophets of Islam in the Qur'an. Because the Qur'an is more poem than prose, references to him are scattered throughout the Qur'an, but no historical account of the entire flood is given. Generally speaking, the references in the Qur'an are consistent with Genesis and Islamic tradition generally accepts the Genesis account as historical. However, degree of detail varies between the two accounts. Generally, the Qur'anic account emphasizes Noah's preaching of the monotheism of God, and the ridicule heaped on him by idolatry. Particularly: :We sent Nuh to his people: He said, “O my people! worship Allah! Ye have no other god but Him. Will ye not fear (Him)?” :The chiefs of the Unbelievers among his people said: “He is no more than a man like yourselves: his wish is to assert his superiority over you: if Allah had wished (to send messengers), He could have sent down angels; never did we hear such a thing (as he says), among our ancestors of old.” :(And some said): “He is only a man possessed: wait (and have patience) with him for a time.” :(Nuh) said: “O my Lord! help me: for that they accuse me of falsehood!” God later instructed Nuh to build the ark: :But construct an Ark under Our eyes and Our inspiration, and address Me no (further) on behalf of those who are in sin: for they are about to be overwhelmed (in the Flood). (Surah Hud: 37) (Surat al-Mumenoon: 23-26) The Qur'anic account contains a detail not included in the Biblical account, a reference to another son who chose not to enter the ark: :So the Ark floated with them on the waves (towering) like mountains, and Nuh called out to his son, who had separated himself (from the rest): “O my son! embark with us, and be not with the unbelievers!” The son replied: “I will betake myself to some mountain: it will save me from the water.” Nuh said: “This day nothing can save, from the command of Allah, any but those on whom He hath mercy!” And the waves came between them, and the son was among those overwhelmed in the Flood. (Surah Hud: 42-43) Also, the Qur'anic account lacks several details of the Genesis account, including the crime of Noah's son Ham, son of Noah in seeing his father naked, and the resultant cursing of his grandson Canaan. Some Muslims assert that the flood during Noah's time was a local event, in contrast to the Biblical account which asserts that it was global. They infer this from several Qur'anic verses, and their understanding that a global flood would be impossible.[http://www.jews-for-allah.com/the-Jewish-Bible/Quranic-corrections/noahs-flood.htm] Other Muslims, however, hold that the flood was indeed global. The Qur'an is not explicit on the point, allowing for some variety of interpretation. See also Similarities between the Bible and the Qur'an. ==See also== * Antediluvian * Dating the Bible * Deluge (mythology) * Deluge (prehistoric) * Patriarchal Age * Epic of Gilgamesh * Noah's Ark * Noahide Law * Sons of Noah * Y-chromosomal Noah == External links == *[http://www.isidore-of-seville.com/noah-ark Noah's Ark on the Web], comprehensive guide to Noah and the Deluge in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, art and culture *[http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=318&letter=N Jewish Encyclopedia: Noah] from the 1901-1906 ''Jewish Encyclopedia'' *[http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/flood.asp Noah’s Flood Questions and Answers - Answers in Genesis] ---- Noah (Standard Hebrew נוֹעָה Noʿa, Tiberian Hebrew נֹעָה Nōʿāh) was one of Zelophehad's daughters. Christian prophets Islamic prophets Torah people
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There is considerable evidence to support that Noah was an historical figure. There is a time-honored tradition among the people who live around Lake Chad that the biblical Noah once ruled over this fertile region that bears his name: “Bor-nu” (Country of Noah). The flood of Noah likely occurred during the Guirian Wet Period from about 6000 to 2500 B.C. During this time the water table was high, the earth springy and there were many natural springs. (See the Genesis 2:6 description.) Rivers and lakes flooded surrounding areas. The flooding would have been significant as Lake Chad sits to the northeast and the southern section of Bornu is at the confluence of the Niger, Benue and Osimili Rivers. The common people of that time used dugouts, but the rulers used reed boats sealed with pitch. In 1998 a fully preserved dugout was excavated from a site in this region of Nigeria. It was buried at a depth of 16 feet under clays and sands whose alternating sequence showed evidence of deposition in standing and flowing water. The dugout is 8000 years old. (Search Dufuna Boat.) By all appearances, Noah was a wise and prosperous ruler. Genesis 9:20 says that he was “a tiller of the soil and the first to plant the grape vine.” At his birth an oracle was given that “This one shall bring us relief from our work and the toil of our hands.” (Gen. 5:29) The reference in Genesis 8:4 to Noah’s ark coming to rest on a peak in Ararat reflects a different flood story whose hero was the Mesopotamian chief, Ziusudra. Behind the stories of Ziusudra and Noah stands a developed water mercantilism. It is known that farming developed along the Nile as early as 8000 B.C. and that the river provided a means of transportation of goods. Prehistoric rock paintings in the Sahara show Egyptian boats, and there are written records of journeys by ship to the southern end of the Red Sea in the time of Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty (2613 to 2494 B.C.) Much as our nation’s commerce was developed initially on the great rivers, the waterways of Africa and the Asiatic Near East were used to market goods and agricultural products. The rulers of the Paleo-Dominion controlled both the means of production and the waterways. As ruler of the Country of Bornu, Noah controlled the commerce on and around Lake Chad. His son, Ham, probably controlled trade on a section of the Niger River that connects to the Atlantic Ocean. Sheba, a descendent of Ham, established his palace city on the Atlantic coast of what is today Nigeria. Terah, Abraham’s father, another descendent of Noah, maintained households in Ur to the south and Haran to the north. Both towns were situated on the Euphrates River. This suggests that Terah controlled the commerce on that part of the Euphrates. Another of Noah’s descendents was Assur (Gen. 10:22) who controlled trade on the Tigris between Assur to the north and Lagash to the south. According to the Assyrian King List there were at least five rulers named Assur. The Assur who was a contemporary and cousin of Terah must have been one of the first to establish power in that region. Abraham, another descendent of Noah, maintained a household in Hebron to the north and Beersheba to the south. His travels between the two households took him along the “way of Shur” or the river way, although the river was probably navigable only during the wet months. In this more arid region rulers fought to control well and oasis. The ancient Nile civilization broke into two kingdoms around 3400 B.C. Heri-Hor ruled in Thebes in the Upper Nile and Ne-su-baner-Ded ruled in Tanis on the Nile delta. That the descendents of Noah are related to both dynasties is evident by the appearance of the names Hor, Ded, and Ram. One of Noah’s descendents is named Ded’an, two are named Na’Hor, and many are named Ram: A’Ram (Son of Shem), Zim’Ram (son of Abraham), Ram (Judah’s great grandson), and Am’Ram (Moses’ father). Clearly Noah’s descendents were well connected to the ruling houses of West Central Africa, Egypt and Mesopotamia. The Genesis material points to a vast Paleo-Dominion that extended from the Atlantic coast of modern Nigeria to the Indus River Valley in India. The rulers of this dominion controlled the means of production and the waterways and were related by marriage. The rulers of the Paleo-Dominion spoke one language although there were different dialects. The Afroasiatic language group has the longest recorded history of any linguistic group. This language family, sometimes referred to as the “Hamito-Semitic” group, is one of 17 language groups in the world. All the languages and peoples mentioned in Genesis 9 -11 belong to this group. Ancient African languages represent a stage of linguistic development predating the division of the languages of western Asia and Africa into semitic and hamitic branches around 12,000 B.C. Languages in the Afroasiatic group include: Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Assyrian, Babylonian, Berber, Chadic, Ethiopic, Hahm/Jaba, Hausa, Hebrew, Phoenician, Sumerian and Ugaritic. These are called “cognate languages.” Cognate languages share a common ancestor language or origin. The words in these different languages therefore are derived from the same root. Because this is so, linguists are able to compare the languages and draw conclusions about the older “proto” Afroasiatic language spoken between 12,000 and 10,000 B.C. (Alice C. Linsley) Details of edits made: "Historians, however, are agreed that there is no evidence that Noah was a historical figure." reverted/amended to the more accurate "Most modern historians...". "...which reflects an oral legend tradition older than writing..." amended to "...which they believe reflects an oral legend tradition older than writing...". The very idea that there was a pre-writing age is unproven. "...the story of Noah's ark closely parallels that of the much earlier Sumerian Utnapishtim, and scores of other ..." had the words "much earlier" removed. Extant copies of those records may predate extant copies of the Biblical records, but it doesn't follow that the stories originated earlier. In fact it was clearly not NPOV as it was, as the following sentence goes on to say (in effect) that some people see this as evidence that the stories all have a common origin, i.e. they all date to the same time. I didn't change it, but I'm not happy with the term "Biblical fundamentalists" in the sentence "Biblical fundamentalists assert that the story of Noah is a true story...". Fundamentalism although described as being a return to original principles, is acknowledged as being a recent (early 20th Century) phenomenon, yet the belief the story of Noah is true applies to Christianity historically. Whether "Traditional Christians" or "Conservative Christians" are better terms, or something else entirely would be better, I'm not sure. User:Philip J. Rayment 14:20, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC) == Poor analysis? == The article reads: ''"An interval of one hundred and twenty years elapsed while the ark was being built (6:3), during which Noah tried to convince the people to repent so they could avoid the wrath of God. (Christian interpretations, as seen from Rome in the 2nd century CE, are preserved in the First Epistle of Peter 3:18-20 and the Second Epistle of Peter 2:5)."'' Peter mentions Noah as "a preacher of righteousness". and then: ''"Later commentaries find two degrees of righteousness, which they demonstrate as a metaphor for a man who is cold: the fully righteous person would set up a fire - that is, help the others."'' Did he try to keep the whole thing a secret? Here he was building a "133.5 m by 22.3 m by 13.4 m" something box for forty years and no one knew about it? And in contrast to the tradition he didn't tell anyone why? Because he didn't really care about any other persons moral standards? Or the “men of fame” whipping up violence? - User:Jerryseinfeld 17:07, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC) ==The {} sign/s== One or more of the sign/s:
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