Noah

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Noah is a central prophet in the Abrahamic traditions, best known for building an ark to survive a divinely sent flood meant to cleanse the world.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Chapter of Noah 1
Noah and the Flood 1
Noah's Ark 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible character
Quranic prophet
Torah figure
biblical figure
mythological figure
patriarch
prophet
ancestorOf Israelites
surface form: Israelites (through Shem)

many nations (through his sons)
postdiluvian humanity
associatedWithEvent The Flood
surface form: Great Flood

deluge
associatedWithPlace Mount Ararat
surface form: Mount Ararat (landing of the Ark)
commandedBy God
covenant Noahic covenant
culturalInfluence inspiration for later flood myths and retellings
describedAs blameless in his generation
righteous
walker with God
etymologyProposed related to Hebrew root for rest or comfort
knownFor being a righteous man in his generation
constructing an ark at God’s command
planting a vineyard after the Flood
receiving a covenant from God
saving his family and animals from the deluge
surviving a global flood
languageContext Hebrew Bible tradition
Islamic tradition
mentionedIn First Epistle of Peter
surface form: 1 Peter

Second Epistle of Peter
surface form: 2 Peter

Book of Ezekiel
Book of Genesis
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

New Testament
Bible
surface form: Old Testament

Quran
nameInArabic Prophet Noah
surface form: Nūḥ
parentOf Ham
Japheth
Shem
religion Baha'i Faith
surface form: Baháʼí Faith

Christianity
Druze faith
Islam
Judaism
roleInNarrative builder of the Ark
preacher of righteousness
survivor of the Flood
signOfCovenant rainbow
spouse Naamah (traditional Jewish identification)

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Enoch ancestorOf Noah
Seth ancestorOf Noah
Noah basedOn Noah
subject surface form: Noah (2014 film)
this entity surface form: Noah's Ark
Deucalion comparedTo Noah
this entity surface form: Noah and the Flood
Noah Beery givenName Noah
Noah Keen givenName Noah
Noah Webster givenName Noah
this entity surface form: Chapter of Noah
Noah mainProtagonist Noah
subject surface form: Noah (2014 film)
Surah Al-An'am mentions Noah
Surah Yunus mentions Noah