Noach נֹחַ
The Flood covers the earth for a year; Noach, his household and the animals come out of the ark to a rainbow and a covenant. Humanity spreads into nations, then gathers at Bavel to build a tower and is scattered by the confusion of tongues. The line of Shem runs down to Terach and to Avram.
Read next on 17 October 2026, 6 November 2027. By the Israeli reading cycle.
People of the portion
Genesis Cheshvan Kashrut Korbanot (offerings) Ur of the Chaldees Babylon
Events of this portion
- 1536 AMThe Building of the Ark
- 1656 AMThe Beginning of the Flood
- 1657 AMLeaving the Ark
- 1657 AMThe Rainbow and the Seven Noahide Laws
- 1657 AMThe Sons of Noah and the Spread of the Nations
- 1658 AMThe Line of Shem: Arpachshad, Ever, Peleg and the Division of the Earth
- 1788 AMThe Kingdom of Nimrod, the First Empire on Earth
- 1948 AMThe Birth of Abraham
- 1996 AMThe Tower of Babel, the Confusion of Tongues and the Furnace of Ur
- 2006 AMThe Death of Noah
Echoes in the Prophets and history
These events themselves live in other books and other centuries; each is tied to this portion by the verse shown beside it: the early ones the portion recalls, in the later ones its word resounds:
The world at that time
The events of this portion fall in years 1536-2006 from Creation. Elsewhere in the world at that time:
How it is read
| First | Bereshit 6:9—6:22 | 14 verses |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Bereshit 7:1—7:16 | 16 verses |
| Third | Bereshit 7:17—8:14 | 22 verses |
| Fourth | Bereshit 8:15—9:7 | 15 verses |
| Fifth | Bereshit 9:8—9:17 | 10 verses |
| Sixth | Bereshit 9:18—10:32 | 44 verses |
| Seventh | Bereshit 11:1—11:32 | 32 verses |
| Maftir | Bereshit 11:29—11:32 | 4 verses |
| Haftarah | Isaiah 54:1—55:5 on Sefaria | 22 verses |
The text
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