Noah's Ark

Biblical animal boat

Noah's Ark is the vessel described in the biblical Book of Genesis, built by Noah to save his family and pairs of every animal species from a worldwide flood.

The story has become a cultural touchstone: Noah's Ark toys depict animals two by two, and the phrase evokes crowded spaces or rescue missions: The shelter was like Noah's Ark after the hurricane.

Opposites
salvation vs destruction

Noah's ArkSodom and Gomorrah

Destroyed cities symbolizing vice

Armageddon · hellfire · divine wrath · damnation · fire and brimstone

vessels of life vs death

Noah's ArkTitanic

Ill-fated 1912 vessel

slave ship · coffin ship · ghost ship · shipwreck · Flying Dutchman

gathering vs scattering

Noah's ArkTower of Babel

Origin of linguistic diversity

Babel · dispersion

Family

ark, Noah, arks

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G