The apostle Peter provides reasons: “The patience of God was waiting in Noah’s days, while the ark was being constructed, in which a few people, that is, eight souls, were carried safely through the water. ”
يزودنا الرسول بطرس بالجواب قائلا :‏ « كان صبر الله ينتظر في ايام نوح ،‏ اذ كان الفلك يُبنى ،‏ الذي فيه نجا قليلون ،‏ اي ثمانية انفس ،‏ عبر الماء » .‏