The story of the great flood and God’s miraculous preservation of Noah and his family inside the ark God directed Noah to build is familiar to most people. Children love this story because of the animals that God told Noah to bring into the ark with him. The full story of the great flood takes up four chapters of Genesis – too much to cover properly in one session. In this first part, we take a look at God’s motivations for bringing a flood upon the earth, His promise to establish His covenant with Noah, and the details of the ark’s construction.
Genesis 6:1-7:10 – The Flood Part 1
Study Date -
Study Type - Adult Lesson
Fellowship - Becky Bereans
Series - Genesis 2024
Book - Genesis
Anakim, fallen angels, Goliath, gopher wood, Nephilim, Noah, Noah's ark, Righteousness by faith, the flood
Genesis 6:1-7:10, Matthew 24:36-44, Jude 1:6-7, Numbers 13:32-33, Ephesians 2:8-9, Hebrews 11:7, Isaiah 61:10
Additional Resources
Biblical Weights and Measures
Weights and Measures
Weights in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
Hebrew Weights
| HEBREW | NRSV | EQUIVALENCE | U.S. AVOIRDUPOIS | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kikkar | talent | 60 minas | 75.558 pounds | 34.3 kilograms |
| maneh | mina | 50 shekels | 20.148 ounces | 571.2 grams |
| sheqel | shekel | 2 bekas | 176.29 grains | 11.42 grams |
| pim (or payim) | pim | .667 shekel | 117.52 grains | 7.61 grams |
| beqa | beka, half a shekel | 10 gerahs | 88.14 grains | 5.71 grams |
| gerah | gerah | 8.81 grains | .57 gram |
Weights in the New Testament
| GREEK | NRSV | EQUIVALENCE | U.S. AVOIRDUPOIS | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| talenton | talent (Hebrew) | talent | 75.558 pounds | 34.3 kilograms |
| mna | pound (Hebrew) | mina | 20.148 ounces | 571.2 grams |
| litra | pound (Latin) | libra | 0.719 pound | 326.4 grams |
Measures of Capacity in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
Hebrew Measures of Capacity: Liquid Measures
| HEBREW | NRSV | EQUIVALENCE | U.S. MEASURES | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kor | measure, cor | 10 baths | 60.738 gallons | 230 liters |
| bat | bath | 6 hins | 6.073 gallons | 23 liters |
| hin | hin | 3 kabs | 1.012 gallons | 3.829 liters |
| qab | kab | 4 logs | 1.4349 quarts | 1.276 liters |
| log | log | 0.674 pint | 0.32 liter |
Hebrew Measures of Capacity: Dry Measures
| HEBREW | NRSV | EQUIVALENCE | U.S. MEASURES | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| homer | homer | 2 lethechs | 6.524 bushels | 229.7 liters |
| kor | measure, cor | 2 lethechs | 6.524 bushels | 229.7 liters |
| letek | lethech, measure | 5 ephahs | 3.262 bushels | 114.8 liters |
| epah | ephah, measure | 3 seahs | 20.878 quarts | 22.9 liters |
| tse’ah | measure | 3.33 omers | 6.959 quarts | 7.7 liters |
| omer | omer | 1.8 kabs | 2.087 quarts | 2.3 liters |
| issaron | tenth part (of ephah) | |||
| qab | kab | 1.159 quarts | 1.3 liters |
Lengths in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament
Hebrew Lengths
| HEBREW | NRSV | EQUIVALENCE | U.S. MEASURES | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ammah | cubit | 2 spans | 17.49 inches | 0.443 meter |
| zeret | span | 3 handbreadths | 8.745 inches | 0.221 meter |
| topah, tepah | handbreadth | 4 fingers | 2.915 inches | 0.074 meter |
| etsba | finger | 0.728 inch | 0.019 meter | |
| The cubit described in Ezekiel 40.5; 43.13 is equal to seven (not six) handbreadths, or 20.405 inches. | ||||
Lengths in the New Testament
| GREEK | NRSV | U.S. MEASURES | METRIC UNITS |
|---|---|---|---|
| pechus | cubit | about 1.5 feet | 0.456 meter |
| orguia | fathom | about 72.44 inches | 1.839 meters |
| stadion | stadia, or the equivalent in miles | about 606 feet | 184.7 meters |
| milion | mile | about 4,854 feet | 1.482 kilometers |