Noah's Ark Genesis General Noah's Ark Noah's Ark (; Biblical Hebrew: "Tevat Noaḥ") is the vessel in the Genesis flood narrative (Genesis chapters 6–9) through which God spares Noah, his family, and a remnant of all the world's animals from a world-engulfing flood. The story in Genesis is repeated, with variations, in the Quran, where the ark appears as "Safina Nūḥ" ( "Noah's boat"). Searches for Noah's Ark have been made from at least the time of Eusebius (c. 275–339 CE), and believers in the myth continue to search for it in modern times. Many searches have been mounted for the ark,
Ark Encounter entitled "Kentucky Fried Osbournes", aired on A&E on November 29, 2017. Ark Encounter was designated the "Sight of the Week" for January 1–7, 2018, by Doug Kirby's RoadsideAmerica.com. The site gave Ark Encounter its highest rating ("The Best"), noting, "the Ark is an attraction that should be visited -- if only because it's unlikely that you'll ever visit anything else like it." The review characterized the ark as "a very nuts-and-bolts "American" Ark, with Noah and his clan in the mold of self-sufficient Pilgrims and innovative pioneers" (emphasis in original). AiG initially predicted yearly attendance for the attraction of 1.4-2.2