- Builds an ark (ship) and saves his family from the great flood Ge 6:14-22; 7; 8; Mt 24:38; Lu 17:27; Heb 11:7; 1Pe 3:20
- Builds an altar and offers sacrifices Ge 8:20,21
- Receives the covenant from God that no flood would ever again visit the earth; the rainbow instituted as a token of the covenant Ge 8:20,22; 9:9-17
- Intoxication of, and his curse upon Canaan Ge 9:20-27
- His blessing upon Shem and Japheth Ge 9:26,27
- Dies at the age of nine-hundred and fifty years Ge 9:28,29
2. A daughter of Zelophehad, special legislation in regard to the inheritance of Nu 26:33; 27:1-7; 36; Jos 17:3-7