How many decks did the Ark have according to Genesis?

According to Genesis, Noah’s Ark had three decks.

Genesis 6:16 instructs Noah to make the ark with lower, second, and third decks. The same verse mentions a roof and a door in the side, placing the deck count within a compact set of construction directions. The text does not provide a detailed floor plan showing how animals or people were distributed among the levels.

The three-deck description is separate from the ark’s overall dimensions of 300 by 50 by 30 cubits. It also differs from later visual reconstructions, which may add ramps, pens, windows, or elaborate internal machinery not specified in Genesis.

The word “decks” is a translation of the structure’s three levels. Depending on translation, readers may see “lower, second, and third stories” or similar wording. These renderings refer to the same three-tier arrangement in the biblical passage.