In Genesis, what was Noah’s first recorded agricultural planting after the Flood?

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In Genesis, Noah’s first recorded agricultural planting after the Flood was a vineyard.

Genesis 9:20 says Noah began to be a man of the soil and planted a vineyard. The following verses describe him drinking wine, becoming drunk, and lying uncovered inside his tent. This episode occurs after the ark narrative and after the covenant sign of the rainbow.

The vineyard detail helps distinguish two often-combined scenes: Noah first builds an altar after leaving the ark, then later plants a vineyard. Genesis does not say that he planted the vineyard immediately upon reaching dry land, nor does it identify a particular grape variety or location.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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