[Avodah] The Shape of the Tavah

[Professor L. Levine]

The following is from RSRH's commentary on Bereishis 6:14


Make yourself an ark of gopher wood — make the ark [to consist] of enclosures for animals — and
cover it inside and out with pitch.


In any event, a tavah is shaped like a
box or chest, unlike a boat. It is wide at the bottom, tapering toward
the top, the reverse of the shape of a boat; for it is not designed to cut
through the water, but to be borne on the surface of the water.


Clearly the ark that was built and is shown at https://arkencounter.com/ has no relationship to the one Noach built.


YL
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