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Ark Encounter Contract Signed
At the end of 2012, through God’s blessing, the Ark Encounter completed a matching gift challenge which exceeded its end-of-year donation goal of $3 million! The strong year-end giving will allow us to apply for all of the permits necessary … Continue reading
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Ark Funding Reaches Milestone; Incredible Matching Gift Announced
We are pleased to make two major announcements regarding the Ark Encounter funding. First, for the $24.5 million that Answer is Genesis is raising towards the Ark Encounter project, we are thrilled to announce that the Ark funding “thermometer” recently … Continue reading
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Brilliant Sinners
When speaking about man’s intellectual potential before the Flood, we sometimes use an expression such as, “Man was a fresh creation from God.” What do we mean by that? Well, we note that God ends the sixth day of creation … Continue reading
When Is A Window Not A Window?
Because we don’t know the precise length of the cubit as it was being used before the Flood, we can only guess at Noah’s Ark’s true size. Based on a measure called the royal or long cubit, our estimate is … Continue reading
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Noah’s Floating Farm of Animals and Plants
When you mention Noah’s famous Ark, what immediately comes to mind? Most likely it’s the animals. But what about the plants he needed? Since we do not have many specifics about the Ark’s non-animal contents, let’s engage in some (reasonable) … Continue reading
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Noah Makes Studio Appearance
Recently we had a special visitor to the Ark Encounter studios (where the Ark project is being designed). Our talented design team built a set to represent part of Noah’s house and workshop. A special actor dressed up as Noah … Continue reading
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Another Meaning to Poop Deck
Inevitably when speaking about Noah and his floating menagerie, the subject comes around to how he managed all that … well … manure. Although ongoing research is continually reducing the total number of animals, as determined by “kinds,” that Noah … Continue reading
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A Gnawing Problem
Within seven generations from Adam, humans were already smelting and forging metals. Genesis 4:22 states that Tubal-cain was “an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron.” He may have discovered the technique of extracting iron from ore, or he … Continue reading
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Hic Sunt Dracones
In 1841 British paleontologist Richard Owen coined the word dinosauria. Until that time, dinosaurs were simply called dragons, and stories of dragons abounded all over the world. They were prominent in the history of Great Britain and practically an obsession … Continue reading
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New Noah Video in Production
The video team and production designers from Answers in Genesis have been working on a set where they will film a short video that will be used to promote the Ark Encounter project. Here is a photo of the set … Continue reading
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