In the Genesis account, Noah was told to put food on the Ark for himself, his family, and the animals.
Genesis 6:21 instructs Noah to gather every kind of food that is eaten and store it as provisions. The command appears alongside the instructions to build the Ark and bring living creatures aboard, making food storage a practical part of the survival plan.
The verse does not provide a detailed menu, quantity, preservation method, or distribution schedule. Later imaginative retellings may add particular grains, fruits, or animal diets, but those details are not specified in Genesis itself.
Food is an important neighbouring detail because the Flood narrative is not only about the vessel’s dimensions or the animals entering it. The Ark is also depicted as a temporary enclosed household, requiring supplies for the long period before Noah could leave. Genesis later says that Noah and the animals remained inside until God instructed them to come out.