entity_id,canonical_name,greek_name,tradition,entity_type,category,primary_domains,tags,cult_scope,primary_period,evidence_confidence,review_status,inclusion_basis,earth_association_score,chthonic_flag,serpent_flag,short_note,entity_class ENT_ISR_NOAH,Noah,,Israelite,Patriarch / Flood hero,Hero,flood; ark; covenant; patriarch; divine righteousness; new world,,,,A,,,,,,"Israelite flood patriarch; Genesis 6-9: receives divine command to build an ark, survives the universal flood, and receives the covenant marked by the rainbow (Genesis 9:12-17); son of Lamech (Genesis 5:28-29), tenth generation from Adam in the priestly genealogy; his three sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth are the ancestors of all post-flood humanity in the Israelite Table of Nations (Genesis 10); cited in Ezekiel 14:14, 20 as one of three paradigm righteous figures alongside Daniel and Job; in 1 Enoch 106-107 he is described as radiant at birth, suggesting early traditions of his semi-divine or chosen status; the Israelite reception of the Mesopotamian flood hero tradition (Utnapishtim/Atrahasis/Ziusudra), most likely mediated through contact with Babylonian literary traditions during the exile (586-538 BCE)",hero