In the Genesis flood narrative, which chapters contain the story of Noah's Ark?

In the Genesis flood narrative, Noah's Ark story is contained in Genesis chapters 6–9.

Genesis 6 introduces Noah, the decision to send the flood, and the instructions for constructing the ark. Genesis 7 describes the animals entering, the flood's arrival, and the rising waters. Genesis 8 follows the recession of the waters, the birds' flights, and Noah's departure. Genesis 9 presents the covenant and rainbow sign that follow the flood.

The account is therefore broader than the single scene of building or entering the vessel. It includes the moral setting before the flood, the preservation of Noah's household, the search for dry land, and the covenant afterward.

Genesis 6–9 is also significant for biblical studies because scholars have examined its repeated phrases, timelines, and differing details as evidence of the account's literary composition. Regardless of those scholarly debates, these four chapters are the standard textual location of the Noah flood narrative.