The Teivah
How long did it take Noach to build the teivah?
120 years
How long was the mabul raining?
40 days
What was the first thing Noach did after leaving the teivah?
He built a mizbeach and brought korbanos from the tahor animals
How old was Noach when his first child was born?
500 years old
What language did everyone speak at that time?
לשון הקודש
How tall was the teivah?
50 amos
What got destroyed by the mabul?
All humans, animals of the land and air, and plants and vegetation (except Eretz Yisrael) which were not on the teivah
What did Hashem allow Noach (and all future human beings) to eat after the mabul?
Meat of an animal; before this, people only ate plant foods
Who was the powerful person who caused many people to rebel against Hashem?
Nimrod
What did this generation want to do?
They wanted to build a massive tower and fight with Hashem, to prevent Him from destroying them like He did to the דור המבול
What was on each level of the teivah (according to Rashi)?
Human beings on the top, animals in the middle, garbage on the bottom
Why was the mabul delayed 7 days?
Mesushelach died and Hashem wanted to provide him the proper respect, so the mabul was delayed 7 days for aveilus
What is the sign that Hashem won't destroy the world again with a mabul?
The rainbow
What was Shem's reward for covering his father with clothing?
His descendents received a special garment (tzitizis) which they would wear
As in last week’s parsha when Hashem said "Let's make man", where did we see a similar phrase which shows Hashem’s humility?
Hashem says “הבה נרדה” - let us go down. Hashem doesn’t need help. He “consulted” with the בית דין של מעלה.
What was the light source for the teivah?
It was either a window, or a precious gem which lit up the teivah
Why does the passuk say ויזכר אלקים את נח, if אלקים is middas hadin?
Rashi explains that the tefillos of tzaddikim turn the midas hadin to midas harachamim. So it says אלקים, because even though the midas hadin was the overwhelming middah at that time, Hashem still had mercy on Noach
What did Hashem say would never happen again?
The seasons would never stop, and night and day would never stop. During the mabul, time appeared to stand still
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Why did Hashem want to mix them up and cause them to start fighting?
Hashem loves peace. Even if people are reshaim, if they are together with each other, they will be successful. We see this throughout Tanach. So Hashem mixed up their languages and they started to fight.
According to some Meforshim, where did the beams of the teivah make another appearance in Tanach?
Haman got a 50 אמה beam from the teivah
What stopped during the mabul?
The sun, moon, and mazalos stopped functioning. The world was dark
What are four of the 7 mitzvos of bnei Noach?
1) Cannot eat אבר מן החי
2) Cannot curse Hashem
3) Cannot steal
4) Must set up proper court systems
5) Do not serve avodah zara
6) No improper relationships
7) Do not kill
How do we know Noach learned Torah?
Because he knew which animals were tahor and which were tamei. This impacted how many of each he was supposed to bring onto the teivah?
According to the Pirkei D'Rabi Eliezer, what was the reaction of the people when a brick fell, and what was the reaction when a person fell and died?
If someone fell and died, no once cared. However, if a brick fell, they would sit and cry over it