MAN BUILDS REPLICA OF NOAH'S ARK (by exact scale in Bible) November 09, 2008 7:28 AM
Working Replica of Noah's Ark Opened In SCHAGEN, Netherlands . The
massive central door in the side of Noah's Ark was opened the first
crowd of curious townsfolk to behold the wonder. Of course, it's only a
replica of the biblical Ark , built by Dutch Creationist Johan Huibers
as a testament to his faith in the literal truth of the Bible.
The ark is 150 cubits long, 30 cubits high and 20 cubits wide.
That's two-thirds the length of a football field and as high as a
three-story house. Life-size models of giraffes, elephants, lions,
crocodiles, zebras, bison and other animals greet visitors as they
arrive in the main hold. A contractor by trade, Huibers built the ark
of cedar and pine. Biblical Scholars debate exactly what the wood used
by Noah would have been.
Huibers did the work mostly with his own hands, using modern tools
and with occasional help from his son Roy. Construction began in May
2005. On the uncovered top deck – not quite ready in time for the
opening – will come a petting zoo, with baby lambs and chickens, and
goats, and one camel.
Visitors on the first day were stunned. 'It's past comprehension',
said Mary Louise Starosciak, who happened to be bicycling by with her
husband while on vacation when they saw the ark looming over the local
landscape.
'I knew the story of Noah, but I had no idea the boat would have
been so big.' There is enough space near the keel for a 50-seat film
theater where kids can watch a video that tells the story of Noah and
his ark. Huibers, a Christian man, said he hopes the project will renew
interest in Christianity in the Netherlands , where church going has
fallen dramatically in the past 50 years.
Now that I am old and gray…give me the time to tell this new
generation (and their children too) about all your mighty miracles.
Psalm 71:18
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,269090,00.html