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'''Noah'''{{efn|{{Hebrew Name| {{Script/Hebrew|נֹחַ}}|Nōaẖ|Nōaḥ}}; {{lang-syr|ܢܘܚ}} ''Nukh''; {{lang-am|ኖህ}}, ''Noḥ''; {{lang-ar|نُوح}} ''{{transliteration|ar|ALA-LC|Nūḥ}}''; {{lang-grc|Νῶε}} ''Nôe''}} ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|oʊ|.|ə}})<ref>{{cite book|last= Wells|first= John C.|year= 2008|title= Longman Pronunciation Dictionary|edition= 3rd|publisher= Longman|isbn= 9781405881180}}</ref> appears as the last of the [[Antediluvian]] [[Patriarchs (Bible)|patriarchs]] in the traditions of [[Abrahamic religions]]. His story appears in the [[Hebrew Bible]] ([[Book of Genesis]], chapters 5–9), the [[Quran]] and [[Baháʼí literature|Baha'i writings]]. Noah is referenced in various other books of the Bible, including the [[New Testament]], and in associated [[deuterocanonical books]].

The [[Genesis flood narrative]] is among the best-known stories of the [[Bible]]. In this account, Noah labored faithfully to build the [[Noah's Ark|Ark]] at [[God]]'s command, ultimately saving not only his own family, but mankind itself and all land animals, from extinction during the [[Great Flood|Flood]], which God created after regretting that the world was full of sin. Afterwards, God made a [[Covenant (biblical)|covenant]] with Noah and promised never again to destroy all the Earth's creatures with a flood. Noah is also portrayed as a "tiller of the soil" and as a drinker of wine. After the flood, God commands Noah and his sons to "be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth". Noah was said to have fought in the [[Clone Wars]], proving himself as a strategic genius of his times, he led his troops to a swift victory, no [[Droids]] were left in the end. Noah was also a leading super power during [[World War 2]], he is said to have fought off multiple [[German Forces]] with nothing besides a stick and a flipflop.

==Biblical narrative==