Noah in rabbinic literature Noah in rabbinic literature Allusions in rabbinic literature to the Biblical character Noah, who saved his family and representatives of all the animals from a great flood by constructing an ark, contain various expansions, elaborations and inferences beyond what is presented in the text of the Bible itself. According to Midrash Agadah on Genesis v. 29, Noah obtained his name, which means "rest," only after he had invented implements for tilling the ground, which, owing to the lack of such implements, had yielded only thorns and thistles (comp. Genesis 3:18). In this manner Noah really brought rest to mankind and
Captain Noah and His Magical Ark in 1970. The show starred Merbreier as Captain Noah and his real life wife, Patricia Merbreier, as Mrs. Noah. At its height, "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" was syndicated to twenty-two television stations in markets throughout the United States. During the early 1970s, "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" attracted a larger local audience in the Philadelphia region than "Sesame Street" and "Captain Kangaroo" combined. Started as a religious-oriented program, "Captain Noah and His Magical Ark" became a daily children's program in 1970. The show aired from 7:00 a.m. to 9 a.m. on weekdays and for 30 minutes on