Man Builds Noahs Ark

(built to dimensions given in Bible)

This article and pictures were sent to me as an e-mail from my brother -in-law, Lee Cooper.
 


  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 Working Replica of Noah's Ark Opened In SCHAGEN, Netherlands . The  
 Massive central door in the side of Noah's Ark was opened 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 approximately 450 feet long, 45 feet high and 30 feet wide.)
 That's one and a half times 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 wher! E ki ds 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
 
Smilin' Jack
 
 

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