תֵּבָה
Tevah
The ark
נֹחַ
Torah Portion 2 of 12 · Bereshit (Genesis) 6:9–11:32
Parashat Noach: the story, then the game.
Noach builds the ark, rides out the flood and steps onto dry ground under the sign of the rainbow. The portion ends with a tower on the plain of Shinar and the line that leads to Avram.
Noach: "Noah"
The Story of Parashat Noach
A righteous man in a broken world
The earth is filled with violence, and Noach alone is called righteous in his generation. He is told to build a teivah, an ark of gofer wood covered with pitch inside and out, and to bring his family and the animals aboard.
The waters
Rain falls for forty days and forty nights, and the waters rise over the mountains. The ark comes to rest on the mountains of Ararat. Noach sends out a raven and then a dove, and when the dove returns with an olive leaf, he knows the land is coming back. He builds an altar, and the bow appears in the cloud as a sign that the waters will never again destroy all flesh.
The tower and the road to Charan
People settle on the plain of Shinar and say, let us make bricks and build a tower with its top in the heavens. Their one language is confused, and they scatter across the earth. The portion closes on a family line: Terach leaves Ur Kasdim with his son Avram, and they stop at Charan.
Read in synagogues on Shabbat, October 17, 2026.
What You Play
The part of the story we focus on.
This is the most hands-on portion in the game. You cut the wood and boil the pitch yourself, and you live on the ark through the flood.
עֲשֵׂה לְךָ תֵּבַת
Make Yourself an Ark
Cut gofer wood, boil pitch and raise the ark in stages while the beasts press in.
Bereshit (Genesis) 6
הַמַּבּוּל
The Waters
Gather the animals two by two, feed them through forty days, then send the raven and the dove.
Bereshit (Genesis) 7–8
אֶת קַשְׁתִּי נָתַתִּי בֶּעָנָן
The Bow in the Cloud
Leave the ark on Ararat, build an altar and see the bow.
Bereshit (Genesis) 8–9
הָבָה נִבְנֶה לָּנוּ עִיר וּמִגְדָּל
The Tower
Make bricks on the plain of Shinar, raise the tower and see the tongues scattered.
Bereshit (Genesis) 11
מֵאוּר כַּשְׂדִּים
From Ur to Charan
Play as Terach, then Avram, and leave Ur Kasdim for Charan.
Bereshit (Genesis) 11
This portion at a glance
- Noach builds the teivah6:14–22
- The flood covers the earth7:1–24
- The ark comes to rest on the mountains of Ararat8:4
- The rainbow, sign of the covenant9:12–17
- The tower at Bavel11:1–9
Hebrew from Parashat Noach
מַבּוּל
Mabul
The flood
קֶשֶׁת
Keshet
The rainbow
בָּבֶל
Bavel
Babel
Talk about it
- What would it take to keep building something for years while everyone watches?
- Why do you think the dove is sent more than once?
- What were the builders of the tower really after?
About Parashat Noach
What is Parashat Noach about?
The ark, the flood, the rainbow and the tower at Bavel. The name, נֹחַ, means "Noah."
Where is Parashat Noach in the Bible?
It runs from Bereshit 6:9 to Bereshit 11:32, which is Genesis 6:9–11:32 in an English Bible. It's portion 2 of the 12 in the book.
Can I play Parashat Noach in Gan Eden?
Playable now in Gan Eden, free in your browser.
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