Treasury of Scripture
The cubit being nearly
22 inches, and the ark being
300 cubits in length,
50 in breadth, and
30 in height, (ver.
Genesis 6:15 And this is the fashion which you shall make it of: The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, the breadth of it fifty cubits...
,) its size was equal to
547 feet long,
91 feet broad, and
54 feet high; and it is computed to had been
81,062 tons burthen. These dimensions were sufficient to contain all the persons and animals in it, and food for more than a year.
two.
Genesis 7:2,3,8,9,15,16 Of every clean beast you shall take to you by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two...
Genesis 8:17 Bring forth with you every living thing that is with you, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle...
Psalm 36:6 Your righteousness is like the great mountains; your judgments are a great deep: O LORD, you preserve man and beast.