Genesis Apocryphon flood. Noah heeds the being’s proclamation, and thus survives the flood in an ark with his family. When the flood has ceased, the ark comes to rest in the Ararat mountains, and Noah leaves the boat to give a thank offering to God. He and his family explore the land and praise God for the beauty that is found there. God appears to Noah and makes a covenant with him to rule over the earth, so long as he and his sons do not consume blood. This covenant between God and man is made manifest by a rainbow "a sign
Altar (Bible) of Yom Kippur only, the High Priest would offer incense in the Holy of Holies. Altar (Bible) Altars (, "mizbeaḥ", "a place of slaughter or sacrifice") in the Hebrew Bible were typically made of earth () or unwrought stone (). Altars were generally erected in conspicuous places (; ; ; ; ) The first altar recorded in the Hebrew Bible is that erected by Noah (). Altars were erected by Abraham (; ; ), by Isaac (), by Jacob (; ), and by Moses (). After the theophany on biblical Mount Sinai, in the Tabernacle–and afterwards in the Temple–only two