Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD when the earth was filled with violence. His name means rest or comfort — his father Lamech named him hoping he would bring comfort concerning our work and toil. Noah's obedience — thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he — carried a remnant of life through the flood.
After the waters, God set the rainbow in the cloud as a covenant sign, and Noah's family began the human story again. He stands in Hebrews' hall of faith as one who, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house.
Noah has been one of the most popular boys' names in the English-speaking world for years — warm, gentle, and carrying a story of rescue.
Variants & nicknames
Noe, Noak
Noah in the Bible
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.