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How many years did it take Noah to build the Ark?
It is implied that prior to the flood, God made His decision to destroy sinful mankind. At that time, Noah was asked to build the Ark. At around 500 years old became the father of "Shem, Ham and Japeth" (Gen 5:32) and at 600 years of age finally entered the Ark (Gen 7:6). Therefore, taking the difference in Noah's age from the "commission" to the flood was potentially up to one hundred years to build the Ark since we don't know exactly when Noah began.

Most bibles assume an 18 inch cubit (although a 21 inch cubit is not unheard of), therefore, the Ark would approximately have a length of 450 feet, width of 75 feet and height of 45 feet.

If you believe evolutionary dating mechanisms (old earth of 5 billion years old), which makes many unstated assumptions as fact both before and after the flood, then you would state that the flood was probably 20,000 to 50,000 years ago. This is why old earther's scoff at the search for the ark, as it is extremely unlikely any of the boat would have survived for tens of millennia. However, if the ark is actually scientifically documented to have survived, this would present a dilemma for old earther's, who typically rely on many generations being left out of the biblical genealogies.

If you question evolutionary dating mechanisms (young earth of 6,000-10,000 years old), then you would state that the flood was between about 5000 BC to 2350 BC, depending on how many generations were left out of the biblical genealogies. See the Link webpage for more information.

What is the "latest" regarding the search for the ark?
What we know or can say is already on the News Page and the ArcImaging Website.

Who created and maintains the Noah's Ark Search website?
Explorer, editor and co-author of The Explorers Of Ararat: And the Search for Noah's Ark book B.J. Corbin created this website and maintained it from 1995-2001 when he passed on the control of NoahsArkSearch.com to researcher, publisher, and fellow Explorers of Ararat editor and co-author Rex Geissler. Geissler has added nearly a thousand more photographs and more research information to the websites since 2001. Geissler and Corbin are also the two original founders of ArcImaging.

Can I copy photos from this website to my own website?
No, all of the photos and items on this web site are copyrighted, especially since we work with many different researchers to post photos. Please do not ask for other materials, where we post whatever we can on the web site.

Do you plan to attempt any other research?
A legitimate scientific research organization like ArcImaging must conduct a sub-surface survey of the Ararat ice before the search can reasonably be concluded on Mount Ararat. As the private RADAR satellites increase in capability, there may come a time where we can purchase the imagery needed for analysis. As well, someone needs to take the lead for research on the Mount Cudi wood remains, etc. Regardless of that endeavor, the archaeological work will continue as we study civilizations and cultures that arose from Noah and his family.

If researchers believe the Ark is over 10,000 feet above sea level, then is it physically possible that the Ark floated up to Ararat there just isn't enough water present on the planet to raise sea level that high?
The explanation that I've found intellectually satisfying is included in detail in the ArcImaging presentation. To summarize, at the time of the Flood, there was a single, geologically undisturbed landmass, which is popularly called Pangaea, the existence of which is supported by (amongst other reasons) the finding of matching rock layers on the east cost of South America and the west coast of Africa. This is in agreement with Genesis 1:9, where it says that God "gathered into one place" the waters; the corollary is that the land was also in one place.) This single continent had rather low mountains, if any. The geological turmoil that began with the breakup of the "fountains of the deep" at the start of the Flood resulted in fractures in the earth's crust which allowed upwelling magma to begin pushing up Ararat and other volcanic mountains (which were also higher due to sediments the Flood deposited on the original bedrock.) Pillow lava noticed on Greater Ararat by geologists indicates that there was magma outflow under water or ice or snow, possibly during the Flood period. By the time the Flood receded, the process of mountain-building was well underway, but still relatively young, and Ararat and similar volcanic peaks continued to rise from underground pressures over the centuries, raising the peak ever higher and the Ark along with it. The presence of small "parasite" cones on the slopes of Mount Ararat, together with the still-present smell of sulfur, indicates the reality of volcanic methods of building the height of the mountain after Noah and the animals had already left the ark as there are at least 3 different time periods of lava flows around Ararat. Incidentally, the many small "parasite" cones on the slopes helps explain why the Ark may not have been destroyed over time by volcanic activity: the pressure was vented from those "parasite" cones, such that there was no single main cone from which magma would spew out and bury everything from the top down. Perhaps hydrocarbon-containing fumes thus vented may have had a preservative effect on the Ark as well, like creosote that is used at the base of electric poles to keep them from rotting. In short, there is evidence that Mount Ararat may not have been a real high mountain at the time the Flood ended, so the depth of water needed to cover may have been far less than is now the case. It grew to its present height in the centuries after the Ark might have already nestled in a somewhat sheltered spot high up near the top.

What was Noah's wife's name?
According to the Book of Jubilees, "And in the twenty-fifth [1205 A.M.] jubilee Noah took to himself a wife, and her name was Emzara, the daughter of Rake'el, the daughter of his father's brother, in the first year in the fifth week [1207 A.M.]: and in the third year thereof she bare him Shem, in the fifth year thereof [1209 A.M.] she bare him Ham, and in the first year in the sixth week [1212 A.M.] she bare him Japheth." According to a children's book written by an ordained Jewish rabbi - Noah's wife's name was Naamah. The book's title is "A Prayer for the Earth: The Story of Naamah, Noah's Wife". The author is Sandy Eisenberg Sasso who is well-known.