A Massive, Massive Ship

A Local or Global Flood?

by Ken Ham on October 14, 2026

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The ark was a massive ship. Five hundred ten feet long, fifty-one feet high, and eighty-five feet wide. It easily fit all the animals needed, plus supplies, and Noah’s family.

Some people argue the flood was local, not global. But why would God command Noah to build such a massive ship if he could’ve just moved to an area outside of God’s judgment?

And Genesis tells us every land-dwelling creature and every person outside the ark perished. But if the Flood was local, some animals and people would’ve survived.

When we ignore what the Bible clearly teaches, we make God out to be a liar. Instead, we need to take God at his Word.

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