Jehovah directed Noah to construct a huge watertight, three - story, wooden chest, 437 feet long by 73 feet wide by 44 feet high [about 133 meters by 22 meters by 13 meters].
(‏ تكوين ٦ :‏ ​ ١٥ ،‏ ١٦‏ )‏ ان سعة هذه السفينة هي مماثلة لسعة العديد من سفن الشحن العصرية .‏