1 Obtain an oversized amount of gopherwood. If gopherwood isn't offered, substitute common cypress, noted within the Mediterranean for its resistance to rotting.
2 Begin gathering animals to hold within the ark. begin with pack animals, which is able to build it easier to haul within the necessary gopherwood.
3 Prepare a framework on that to connect the outer hull, planking and decking. Framework dimensions are three hundred cubits (450 feet) long by fifty cubits (75 feet) wide by thirty cubits (45 feet) high.
4 Attach planking for the outer hull, putting a door within the aspect to form it easier to load the animals into the ark. conjointly attach decking and 2 subdecks, dividing the ark into higher, middle and lower levels.
5 Divide the floors into rooms to stay the animals separated and supply separate house for the human crew. Secure the galley in order that hungry animals cannot break in and eat over their share.
6 Make a roofed cabin for the higher deck and end the ark to inside a cubit (18 inches) from the highest.
7 Coat the hull within and out with pitch to seal any gaps between the planks and defend the wood. Apply many coats, because the ark should stand up to forty days and nights of rain, and another one hundred ten days of ocean travel and another seven months of sitting in mud on Mount Ararat.
Leaving the Ark
8 Wait for the ark to prevent moving regarding for a amount of forty days. this can be an indication that the ark has hit land.
9 Open the roof window and send out a raven to reconnoiter for dry land.
10 Send out a dove to appear for signs of vegetation. If none are found, wait seven days and repeat this step.
11 Remove the outer covering entirely and check for dry land. If the land seems dry, expect the word of God instructing you to go away the ark.
