A recollection from my youth is also germane. I observed the Cayapa
Indians and the nationals who had adopted the Cayapa canoes. The men
combined paddling and poling, so their paddles had long shafts that could
be wielded as they stood in the dugout canoes. A good man could use a
paddle "de dos brazos," two fathoms or 12 feet long, for poling. Only the
most expert handled one "de tres brazos" without breaking it off. The ark
measured 15 fathoms tall, with the only opening near the top. I'd say
that made it impossible to pole unless Noah could wrap his hands around a
pole a foot in diameter and at least 20 fathoms long. Even if he had been
one of the Nephilim, he couldn't have managed it.
Dave (ASA)
On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:52:09 -0400 "Dick Fischer"
<dickfischer@verizon.net> writes:
I think also Alan’s model had in mind Jebel Judi north of Nineveh as the
landing site. The Gordean mountains, or hills of the Kurds, are
mentioned in ancient accounts and the base of Pir Omar Gudrun is a
suggested landing site just east of Kirkuk. I think Noah and crew might
have been able to pole their way that far even without wind assistance.
Getting north of Nineveh would have been a feat of engineering as the
terrain begins to slope upwards towards the mountains more sharply.
Dick Fischer, author, lecturer
Historical Genesis from Adam to Abraham
www.historicalgenesis.com
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