In the Book of Genesis, what is described as 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits high?
Noah's Ark confirmable physical proof of the ark has ever been found. There is no scientific evidence that Noah's Ark existed as it is described in the bible, nor is there evidence in the geologic record for the biblical global flood. The structure of the ark (and the chronology of the flood) are homologous with the Jewish Temple and with Temple worship. Accordingly, Noah's instructions are given to him by God (Genesis 6:14–16): the ark is to be 300 cubits long, 50 cubits wide, and 30 cubits high. These dimensions are based on a numerological preoccupation with the number sixty, the same
Bronze laver (Temple) so large that if one was to be filled with water, the water alone would weigh 14 long tons. Much greater detail is elaborated for the description of the supporting bases (Hebrew: "Mekonoth") for the lavers. In the masoretic text, these are claimed to be four cubits long, four cubits wide, and three cubits high, but the older Septuagint, and Josephus, both claim instead give the size as five cubits long, five cubits wide, and six cubits high. These bases are described as being made from two components; in the Masoretic Text, these are described by the Hebrew terms "misgeroth"