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Ark Songs
Ark or ARK may refer to: Biblical narratives and religion Hebrew word ''teva'' * Noah's Ark, a massive vessel said to have been built to save the world's animals from a flood * Ark of bulrushes, the boat of the infant Moses Hebrew ''aron'' * Ark of the Covenant, chest for the tablets of the Ten Commandments * Torah ark, a cabinet used to store a synagogue's Torah scrolls Businesses and organizations * Ark (charity), UK * Ark (toy company), a former company *Ark Invest, American asset management firm * ARK Music Factory, a record label, Los Angeles, California, US * ''The Ark'', a weekly newspaper in Tiburon, California *ARK Theatre Company in Los Angeles, California, US Media, arts and entertainment Fiction Works of fiction * Ark (film), ''Ark'' (film), a 2005 animated science fiction film directed by Subro Adonis * Ark (novel), ''Ark'' (novel), a 2009 novel by Stephen Baxter * Ark (web series), ''Ark'' (web series), a 2010 science fiction series by Trey Stokes * The Ark (Doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noah's Ark
Noah's Ark ( he, תיבת נח; Biblical Hebrew: ''Tevat Noaḥ'')The word "ark" in modern English comes from Old English ''aerca'', meaning a chest or box. (See Cresswell 2010, p.22) The Hebrew word for the vessel, ''teva'', occurs twice in the Torah, in the flood narrative (Book of Genesis 6-9) and in the Book of Exodus, where it refers to the basket in which Jochebed places the infant Moses. (The word for the Ark of the Covenant is quite different.) The Ark is built to save Noah, his family, and representatives of all animals from a divinely-sent flood intended to wipe out all life, and in both cases, the ''teva'' has a connection with salvation from waters. (See Levenson 2014, p.21) is the vessel in the Genesis flood narrative through which God spares Noah, his family, and examples of all the world's animals from a global deluge. The story in Genesis is repeated, with variations, in the Quran, where the Ark appears as ''Safinat Nūḥ'' ( ar, سَفِينَةُ نُوح ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
