"But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations and Noah walked with God. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham and Japeth."
-God also talks to Noah about all the violence in the world and how all the flesh and violence will be destroyed by the earth.
"The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits. A window shalt thou make to the ark..." This quote provides imagery and description of the ark and you can really start to picture it without seeing a picture. However, here is a good image of the Ark.
"In the six hundredth year of Noah's life...the same day were all the fountains of the deep broken up and the windows of heaven were opened" this was describing just some of the work done by the Lord and all the stuff Noah had experienced. In "The Flood" section, you really start to learn more about Noah in full.
Noah waited and waited for the floods to try until finally the six hundredth and first year, Noah looked out the window of the ark to see dry ground.
I really enjoy the imagery in both stories that I have read so far (Beowulf and now Noah) It is something I am looking to take forward into my story. I love the descriptions and every little detail of everything that makes the reader feel like they are actually there.
The drunkenness was witness by his three sons. Noah lived three hundred and fifty years after the flood until nine hundred and fifty years, he died.
Here comes the story of the generation of Noah's sons, Shem, Ham and Japeth, who all 3 had sons as well.
"Go to, let us build a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth."
The Lord then came down to see the city and all the work they had done."The body of the babe was white as snow and red as a blooming rose and the hair of his head and his long locks were white as wool and his eyes like the rays of the sun" once again, the imagery and description of the birth of Noah is incredible and my favorite quote of this section.
God wonders what earth will become without men while the angels plead to occupy themselves with it. God has doubts and says the evil inclination will overpower them. The angels came to earth and could not contain their passion.
"Even after God had resolved upon the destruction of the sinners, he still permitted his mercy to prevail, in that he sent Noah unto them who exhorted them for one hundred and twenty years to amend their ways, always holding the flood over them as a threat..."
The sinners ask where the ark is when Noah tells them that a flood will come from under their feet that they will not be able to fight off.
This story is so vivid (so far) and thats what i like most about it and what I want to take from it when i create my own story. I want the reader to feel as if they are actually in the moment, which is what i feel when reading Noah.
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