Man Builds Noah's Ark (exact exact scale given in Bible)

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 on the first day 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.' 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 will

renew interest in Christianity in the Netherlands, where

church going has fallen dramatically in the past 50 years.




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