The Bible says that before the Flood people were “eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away. ”
کتاب مقدّس می‌گوید :‏ « مردم می‌خوردند و می‌نوشیدند و زن می‌گرفتند و شوهر می‌کردند تا روزی که نوح داخل کشتی گشت .‏