How many levels did Genesis say Noah’s Ark had?

Genesis says Noah’s Ark had three levels. Genesis 6:16 instructs Noah to make the vessel with lower, second, and third decks, giving it a three-level internal arrangement.

The three levels are part of the same construction description that mentions the Ark’s roof, rooms, and side door. They are not three separate arks, and the verse does not assign a different named group of animals to each deck. Later artwork often divides the interior into additional stalls, cages, or platforms, but those details are artistic or interpretive rather than measurements supplied by Genesis.

The deck count also helps explain why the biblical dimensions are presented as a large enclosed structure rather than a simple open boat. Genesis gives no modern floor plan, stairway design, or precise height for each level. “Three levels” is the direct architectural information supplied by the passage.