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big was Noah's ark? Let us start by defining a cubit. A Biblical
cubit is considered the length between the elbow of an adult and
their fingertip, which is calculated to being 18 U.S. inches
(roughly). Quite a few scholars who study the Hebrew Bible
believe a cubit was somewhere in between 17.5 to 21.5 inches
long. If we conservatively assume that a cubit was 18 inches
(U.S.), we can conclude that the ark was about 450 feet (U.S.)
long, 75 feet (U.S.) wide, and 45 feet (U.S.) high.  The
interesting thing about Noah's ark its construction was on a 1:6
ratio. Naval architecture reveals that this is the most stable
ratio for an ocean-going vessel. It could have easily survived
even big ocean waves and would be next to impossible to capsize.
The amount of water the ship would displace, given a draught of
15 cubits, exceeds 22,000 tons.   How many animals did it carry?
How many total animals did God want carried in the ark? Many who
refuse to believe