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Gopher Wood is only mentioned in The Bible one time and is actually lighter than Balasm Wood. Gopher Wood was able to absorbe bituminum/pitch very well as Noah pitched the ark within and without to seal the water out of the ark from the flood. Man cannot find it today because many things were destroyed when the waters covered the earth. Man was destroyed because of his wickedness as were animals, plants, etc.
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Which biblical character made a boat out of gopher wood?
Accordingly from the bible Noah made a boat out of gopher wood.
What type of wood was used to make the ark of the covenant?
The ark of the Book of Genesis in the Holy Bible was constructed of Gopher wood.
Where will gopher wood grow?
In theLebanon
What was Noah's boat made of?
gopher wood
What wood did noah use to biuld his arce?
It was gopher wood.
What kind of wood was the ark made of?
Gopher wood, Genesis 5:14
What was used to built noah's ark?
Gopher wood
Who is a Guy with a gopher-wood ship?
Noah was asked to build the ark (basically a 'box') out of, literally, "trees of Gopher" (Genesis 6:14),a resinous wood thought by many to be cypress or a similar tree. It is in abundant supply in that part of the world, and was used for centuries in shipbuilding by the Phoenicians and by Alexander the Great, being especially resistant to water and decay. This type of wood caused the Ark to float easily (Genesis 7:17)
What famous ship was made of gopher wood?
noah's ark
Can wood float on honey?
Yes. Most wood can float on honey. However, petrified wood most likely would not float on honey.
What is gopher wood?
Answer 1Gopher wood is only mentioned once in the Bible- it was the word used for the wood that made up Noah's Ark. No one really knows what Gopher wood was, as the name has long fallen into disuse. However, it is likely that the wood was either Cypress or Cedar - possibly Cedar of Lebanon which grows abundantly in that area. This fits well with the properties needed for gopher wood if it was used foir the ark - that it should be durable and rot resistant - as cedar fits this description well.Answer 2Actually, there is a Gopher tree...there are plenty and they are in a little town in North Florida, I grew up there and Gopher trees do exist, it is the only area in the world that Gopher trees grow, and no they are not "Cypress trees" they are indeed Gopher trees..Note on the above:It must be realised, as far as the reader is concerned, that, contrary to the above, the Florida 'Gopher', while sharing a name with the Biblical tree, is not the same species as the Biblical Gopher. The Florida Gopher - or Torreya taxifolia - is native to Eastern Asia and North America only, and not the Middle East. The Biblical 'gopher ( גפר, gofer) wood has several possible identities, as listed above: cypress, or cedar or even pine. One other theory, although unlikely, is that the Hebrew word 'gofer' is a corruption of 'kofer' meaning 'pitch' so that 'gopher wood' simply means wood of a unspecified type that has been made waterproof by coating it with thick tar or pitch.
What is stronger gopher wood or oak?
We're not 100% certain what specific tree "gopher wood" refers to, so it's not possible to answer this question. If it was cedar, then oak is stronger. If it was something else, then who knows.
