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Noah

Noah is the flood-story figure in Genesis and a prophet in the Qur’an

Entry of the Animals into Noah’s Ark, an etching by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, around 1650–1655 CE. The Met, 2012.136.525. A seventeenth-century European artistic reading of the story, with the ark visible in the background
Entry of the Animals into Noah’s Ark, an etching by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, around 1650–1655 CE. The Met, 2012.136.525. A seventeenth-century European artistic reading of the story, with the ark visible in the backgroundGiovanni Benedetto Castiglione (artwork); Erica Allen / The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2012.136.525 · CC0 · CC0License · Object record · Image source

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Noah is the flood-story figure in Genesis and a prophet in the Qur’an. [1][2]

Genesis 6–9 recounts his family’s survival in the ark and the covenant after the flood. Surah Noah presents his preaching. This identifies the textual figure without assigning an established archaeological date to his life.

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  1. Genesis, Hebrew text and JPS translation, identity and context: Noah. Description and source metadata Return to the text ↑
  2. Qur’an, Surah Noah, identity and context: Noah. Description and source metadata Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 13 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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