Noah

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[[Image:Noah.jpg|thumb|right|Noah]]
'''Noah''', or '''Noach''' ([[Hebrew]] '''נוֹחַ'''), the son of [[Lamech]], was, as related in the Bible, commanded by [[God]] to build an ark in order to save his family and representatives of all the world's land animals while God destroyed the wicked world with a flood<ref>Gen. 6:6</ref>. The story of Noah is found in the book of [[Genesis]] in chapters 6 to 9, and he is described as one of the "Heroes of Faith" in [[Book of Hebrews|Hebrews]] chapter 11.<ref>He is also mentioned in the [[chronogenealogy]] of Genesis 5 and mentioned by Isaiah and Peter.</ref>

==Life==
[[Image:Noah's - Ark.jpg|thumb|Noah's Ark, by Hanna Varghese, [[Malaysia]].]]
God saw that man had become wicked in every inclination, and thought and the earth was filled with violence, but Noah alone was righteous. God commanded Noah to build an [[Noah's Ark|ark]] that would have seven (or seven pairs) of every "clean" ([[kosher]]) animal and two of every unclean animal. Noah did as he was told and spent many years building the ark. When it was completed, God flooded the earth with rain from above and waters from within the earth. Noah was 600 years old when the flood started. After the flood waters had subsided, (which lasted almost a year), Noah came out of the Ark. Noah made sacrifices to God, and God formed a new covenant with Noah where he promised never again to flood the earth. Noah planted a vineyard, and drank of the wine until he fell asleep naked in his tent. [[Ham (son of Noah)|Ham]], the father of [[Canaan]], saw him and told his two brothers, but left his father as he was. The two brothers, upon hearing Ham's pronouncement, took a garment and walked backwards into their father's tent, and covered his nakedness without looking at him. When Noah awoke, he cursed Canaan, his grandson, for he "knew what his younger son had done unto him."<REF>{{bible ref|Genesis|9|24,25|version=KJV}}</REF>. Noah lived 350 more years before dying at the age of 950.<REF>{{Bible ref|Genesis|9|28,29}}</REF>

All people alive today must be descendants of Noah and his family:
{{Bible quote|book=Genesis|chap=7|verses=13,23|version=KJV|In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark. ... And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.}}

==Flood Accounts==
{{main|Great Flood}}

Many cultures have a tradition of a global flood and the biblical account has many commonalities with these accounts.
[[Young Earth Creationism|Young Earth creationists]] argue that this supports the claim that the flood was a real event.<ref>Morris, John, [http://www.icr.org/article/570/ Why Does Nearly Every Culture Have a Tradition of a Global Flood?] (ICR)</ref>

== Family of Noah ==
''In Genesis, Chs 5 and 10, we are told:''

The sons of '''Noah''' were [[Shem]], [[Ham (son of Noah)|Ham]] and [[Japheth]]

The children of '''Shem''' were [[Elam]], [[Asshur]], [[Arphaxad]], [[Lud]] and [[Aram]]

The sons of '''Ham''' were [[Cush]], [[Mizraim]], [[Phut]] and [[Canaan]]

The sons of '''Japheth''' were [[Gomer (son of Japheth)|Gomer]], [[Magog]], [[Madai]], [[Javan]], [[Tubal]], [[Meshek]] and [[Tiras]]

Noah Greifer - Nice guy

==See also==
*[[Noah's Ark]]
*[[Great Flood]]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Book of Genesis Persons]]

Lemon

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The '''lemon''' is a yellow oval-shaped acidic citrus [[fruit]] that averages several inches in length.

The fruit has a tart taste, so although it can be eaten straight, it is rarely used so, and more often cooked into other dishes, used as a garnish on foods (such as fish), or made into soup or drinks such as [[lemonade]] and lemon tea. <ref> http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/</ref>

[[Pickle]]d lemons are a distinctive component of some [[Morocco|Moroccan]] dishes.<ref>http://www.tagines.com/preserved_lemon.cfm</ref>
It is said that Lemons are the preferred fruit of Atheist children, who view their yellow peels as symbolizing the lack of Jesus Christ.<ref> http://www.theworldwidegourmet.com/</ref>

Lemons are high in [[Vitamin C]] (ascorbic acid) and helped to prevent the disease of [[scurvy]] in the 18th Century. Oil from the lemon seed and peel have also long been used for medicinal purposes and to relieve some disease symptoms. Lemon oil is also used in some cleaning products and perfumes. <ref> http://www.lemoncella.com/lemon.htm </ref>

Lemons have long been grown in [[India]] and [[Egypt]]. They were believed to have been introduced into [[Europe]] near the end of the 12th century, gained popularity in [[Italy]] and [[Spain]], and brought to the Americas in the 1490's by [[Christopher Columbus]]. <ref> http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/lemon.html </ref>

[[California]] is the leading state in the US that grows lemons for
commercial purposes, followed by [[Arizona]] and [[Florida]]. The lemon tree usually reaches 10 to 20 feet in height. It is not tolerant of cold and requires a warm climate and sandy soil. <ref> http://www.sunkist.com/products/lemons.asp </ref>

==Lemons in popular culture==

A manufactured item that is plainly faulty, such as a car that needs a great deal of repair work while it is still new, is sometimes known as 'a lemon'.

A popular saying is, "When life throws you lemons, make lemonade."

==References==

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