The story in brief
A world full of violence, a God who grieves, and one man told to build a ship on dry land. Follow Noah through the flood to the dove, the olive leaf and the rainbow, and meet the older flood heroes of Mesopotamia, written in clay.
The chapters
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Chapter 1 · 5 min · Free
Before the Flood
A world gone wrong, a God who grieves, and one man who is different.
Sources: Genesis 5:21–6:8; Sumerian King List; Atrahasis I–II
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Chapter 2 · 5 min · Free
The Ship on Dry Land
Three hundred cubits of gopher wood, sealed with pitch, and not a drop of rain.
Sources: Genesis 6:9–22; Exodus 2:3; Gilgamesh XI
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Chapter 3 · 5 min
The Fountains of the Deep
Seven pairs, one door, forty days of rain.
Sources: Genesis 7:1–24; Gilgamesh XI
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Chapter 4 · 5 min
The Dove
A raven, a dove, an olive leaf, and the best kind of silence.
Sources: Genesis 8:1–19; Gilgamesh XI
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Chapter 5 · 5 min
The Rainbow
An altar, a promise to every living thing, and a bow in the clouds.
Sources: Genesis 8:20–9:29; Gilgamesh XI
Who’s who
The people you meet. Each one is a hero card you can collect.
- MethuselahGrandfather · Patriarch · The Oldest Man
- Noah’s WifeMother · Survivor · Name Unknown
- UtnapishtimKing of Shuruppak · The Faraway · The Babylonian Noah
- The DoveScout · Messenger · Sign of Peace
- ShemSon of Noah · Ancestor of Abraham
- NoahBuilder · Survivor · Farmer
What you’ll be able to tell
This story belongs to the journey “Beginnings”. By the end of it, you can tell where forbidden fruit and “my brother’s keeper” come from, and why a dove with an olive branch still means peace.
Stories in this journey
- Adam and Eve: The Forbidden Fruit
- Noah: The Flood
Sources
- Genesis 5:21–9:29
Bible quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.
