Notwithstanding the wide-spread corruption of the times, it does not appear that either Noah or his sons were polygamists.

S. Jerome saith not fully two thousand, and Methodius full two thousand, etc. Noah then was a man perfect and righteous and kept God's commandment.

According to Persian accounts, Natschivan is said to have been one of the largest and handsomest towns of Armenia; and Armenian writers affirm that Noah was the founder.

Noah was a real shipwright.

"Noah and his family were the only antediluvians who survived the flood.

Then Noah was the tenth from Adam in the generation of Seth, in whom the first age was ended.