Birth of Noah

Noah was born into a world that Genesis describes as increasingly wicked, where “every intention of the thoughts of [man’s] heart was only evil continually” (Genesis 6:5). His father Lamech named him Noah (meaning “rest” or “comfort”), prophesying: “Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall bring us relief from our work and from the painful toil of our hands” (Genesis 5:29).

Noah’s birth represented a beacon of hope in a corrupt generation. Scripture singles him out with the remarkable statement: “Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD” and “Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God” (Genesis 6:8-9). This righteousness would set him apart as the sole family chosen for survival when God determined to cleanse the earth through the Flood.

Born as the tenth generation from Adam, Noah stood in the lineage of the faithful—descended from Seth through Enosh, Enoch, and Methuselah. He would live 950 years, witnessing both the antediluvian world’s destruction and the post-flood renewal. His birth marked the beginning of the story that would preserve humanity and establish the covenant promise symbolized by the rainbow.