Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1918 — Where Noah Disembarked. [ARTICLE]

Where Noah Disembarked.

Nakhitchevan, or N,akhlkhevan, Armenia, on the slopes of Ararat’s greater peak, claims to be the oldest town In the world. The name of the rude little village means' “He descended here,” and the townspeople allege that on that very spot Noah disembarked with his family and animals and set up housekeeping, “planted the vine,” made wine and celebrated. The tomb of Noah’s better half is at the base of the mountain, and a fragment of what is said to have been the “true ark” is preserved in an Armenian monastery. Noah was not buried In “the world’s oldest city,” but near Damascus. He was a very large man, the natives will tell you, and as proof point to his supposed grave, which is almost fifty feet in length. The Armenians also locate the Gat-den of Eden near Ararat.