In Genesis, how old was Noah when the Flood began and the Ark journey started?

In Genesis, Noah was 600 years old when the Flood began and the Ark journey started.

Genesis 7:6 states that Noah was six hundred years old when the waters of the Flood came upon the earth. The age is part of the genealogy and chronology surrounding Noah, not a modern estimate based on archaeological evidence.

The narrative later gives additional ages. Noah’s sons are named as Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and Genesis says Noah was 500 years old when he became the father of these sons. After the Flood, Genesis 9:28 says Noah lived 350 more years and died at 950.

These unusually long lifespans belong to the biblical text’s primeval history. They should not be treated as ordinary historical demographic data or confused with the age of the ark itself. The 600-year figure specifically marks Noah’s age at the Flood, while 950 is his age at death.