* According to Ussher's chronology, Noah would have been of the tenth generation from Adam, born about 2,950 B.C.E.
*In the 3rd millenium, world population is estimated to have been about 30 million. Before and during Noah's supposed lifetime of about 950 years (Gen. 9:29) , history records civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and more.
*Who were the sons of God? Depending who you ask, they were angels or God-fearing humans. They couldn't be other gods, could they? That would make the story too much like mythology.
*In verse three we come closer to reality when God sets the human life span at 120 years.
*Who are the Nephilim? They wouldn't be anything like mythical demigods would they?
*It appears that the omnicient God got cranky when people began to misbehave, almost like he didn't see that coming. So, to rectify his own mistake he decided to use a big wet eraser called a flood. Not only would all the bad people be gone, but the whole earth would be washed clean by the killing of every living thing. Sometimes it's just better to start over.
*So because Noah was good, he was given instructions to build a giant boat and fill it with 8 people and two of all living creatures, male and female, plus food for all of them. Hmm, this would mean he would need extra animals and some fish to feed the meat eaters, insects to feed the insectivores, plus fresh fruit and vegetation for all the herbivores.
*Every school child wonders about the solid waste generated by all those animals. I wonder about the liquid waste. Really.
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