the ark of noah

  • 41Ark, Noah's — • The form, very likely foursquare, was not convenient for navigation, but, as has been proven by the experiments of Peter Jansen and M. Vogt, it made the Ark a very suitable device for shipping heavy cargoes and floating upon the waves without… …

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  • 42Ark — ([aum]rk), n. [OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc, earce, fr. L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. arkei^n to keep off.] 1. A chest, or coffer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Bearing that precious relic in an ark. Spenser. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 43Ark of the Covenant — Ark Ark ([aum]rk), n. [OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc, earce, fr. L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to Gr. arkei^n to keep off.] 1. A chest, or coffer. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Bearing that precious relic in an ark. Spenser. [1913… …

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  • 44ark — ► NOUN 1) (in the Bible) the ship built by Noah to save his family and two of every kind of animal from the Flood. 2) (also Holy Ark) a chest or cupboard housing the Torah scrolls in a synagogue. 3) (Ark of the Covenant) the chest which contained …

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  • 45Noah (film) — Noah Directed by Ken Kwapis Produced by Steven North Written by Juliet Giglio Keith Giglio Charles F. Bohl Starring Tony D …

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  • 46ark — [a:k US a:rk] n [: Old English; Origin: arc, from Latin arca box ] 1.) a large ship 2.) the Ark in the Bible, the large boat built by Noah to save his family and the animals from a flood that covered the earth …

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  • 47ark — (n.) O.E. earc, mainly meaning Noah s but also the Ark of the Covenant, from L. arca large box, chest (see ARCANE (Cf. arcane)). Also borrowed in Old High German (arahha, Modern German Arche). From the Noachian sense comes extended meaning place… …

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  • 48Noah — [nō′ə] n. [Heb nōah, lit., rest, comfort] 1. a masculine name 2. Bible the patriarch commanded by God to build the ark on which he, his family, and two of every kind of creature survived the Flood: Gen. 5:28 10:32 …

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  • 49The Cleric — is an ancient alien of an unspecified species in Superman comic books, introduced in a story arc where Superman had exiled himself to outer space as a result of trauma from murdering three Kryptonians from another dimension. He is the keeper of… …

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  • 50The New Answers Book — is an apologetic book that answers 27 of the most common questions relating to Christianity , Evolution , Genesis , and Creation Science . The New Answers Book (published 2006) is the most recent version of The Answers Book. The AuthorsKen Ham,… …

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