Man Builds Noah's Ark to Scale

Man Builds Noah's Ark ... to exact scale given in Bible.

"Now that I am old and gray...give me the time to tell this new generation (and their children too) about allyour mighty miracles."
Psalm 71:18

Working Replica of Noah's Ark Opened In SCHAGEN Netherlands. The massive central door in the side of Noah's Ark was opened to the first crowd of curious townsfolk to behold the wonder. Of course, it's only a replica of the Biblical Ark, built by Dutch Creationist Johan Huibers as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the Bible.

The ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide. That's two-thirds the length of a football field and as high as a three-story house. Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions, crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals greet visitors as they arrive in the main hold.

A contractor by trade, Huibers built the ark of cedar and pine. Biblical Scholars debate exactly what the wood used by Noah would have been. Huibers did the work mostly with his own hands, using modern tools and with occasional help from his son Roy. Construction began in May 2005.

On the uncovered top deck- not quite ready in time for the opening - will come a petting zoo, with baby lambs and chickens, and goats, and one camel. .

Visitors were stunned. 'It's past comprehension', said Mary Louise Starosciak, who happened to be bicycling by with her husband while on vacation when they saw the ark looming over the local landscape.

'I knew the story of Noah, but I had no idea the boat would have been so big,' she said. There is enough space near the keel for a 50-seat film theater where kids can watch a video that tells the story of Noah and his ark.

Huibers, a Christian man, said he hopes the project willrenew interest in Christianity in the Netherlands, where church going has fallen dramatically in the past 50 years. (This story is from a year ago, but it was news to me. More articles are at their website. The project is called "The New Noah's Ark)














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