That boat that Noah had...

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...was it Noah's Ark or Noah's ark?

(Not that I believe in it!)

Did it have "Noah's Ark" written on the side/blunt end, or was it just some old ark that happened to belong to Noah?

I think it was just an ark that belonged to Noah!

Well, he built it specifically for the job. (God told him to)

I think it was Noah's ark, named on the side as the Ark.

The question is really whether or not to capitalise "ark"? (Or "Ark"!)

Also I think that now Noah is a trendy name, next up will be a revival of his sons' names: Shem, Ham & Japheth

They are the one reason that I wish I had triplets.

Interesting question also is an Ark or ark a type of boat or does it have another meaning?

If you don’t believe in it. Why ask questions about something you perceive to be made up?

Presumably it’s a proper noun as it’s a specific ark not just any old ark, so Ark would be correct.

I think it comes from "chest/container", as in The Ark Of The Covenant.

It means a safe/special place or place of refuge, as well as a type of boat - as in the Ark of the Covenant or Schindler's Ark

(Maybe boat thing came about from the bible story though??)

JITSOG - it's a very popular story and I work with young children and there are a lot of arks about in nurseries.

I'm with Judas.

Ark is presumably a vessel of any kind, in biblical terms anyway, ie The Ark of the Covenant

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Noah's Ark would be correct.

But he probably named it after his wife and wrote Naamah on the side.

JITSOG - there's plenty of good discussion to be had about religion, myth and literature without needing to believe any of it.

In synagogues the place where the Torah scrolls are kept is called the Ark,

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My story book referred to "Shem, Ham, Japheth and their wives" - handily sparking early feminist outrage. Every time I think of it I think I must go and find out their names...

This is an excellent thread - I have just googled for more family info on Noah and discovered Genesis 9:22 in which Noah gets drunk and passes out in his tent

Yes, doesn't he shag his daughter or something in his drunken state?

Whenever I meet a cute little Noah toddler, I always think to myself that his parents probably should have researched their Bible history a little bit more...

Oops, no, that was Lot! Clearly it's me who needs to do more research!

Still think Noah was a bit of a tool for cursing his grandson, though.

it was the ark belonging to Noah