The cubit being nearly 22 inches, and the ark being 300 cubits in length, 50 in breadth, and 30 in height (Genesis 6:15), 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.
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Genesis 6:19
Genesis 6:19
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