Noah
Survivor of the Flood
Noah is the righteous man who built an ark and survived the great flood, preserving life on earth. His narrative is central to all Abrahamic traditions and appears in flood accounts worldwide. The Restoration identifies Noah as the angel Gabriel.
Across Traditions
Judaism
Name
Noach
Role
Righteous man and second father of humanity
Summary
Noah is described as a righteous man, blameless in his generation, who found favor with God. After the flood, he received the Noahide covenant — seven universal laws applicable to all humanity. The rainbow is the sign of God's promise never to destroy the earth by flood again.
Source Text
And God said: This is the sign of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations
Genesis 9:12
Christianity
Name
Noah
Role
Preacher of righteousness and type of baptism
Summary
Noah is a herald of righteousness who preached repentance before the flood. Peter interprets the flood as a type of baptism, with eight souls saved through water. Jesus likens the days of Noah to the days before his second coming. Hebrews lists him among the heroes of faith.
Source Text
The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us... as Noah was building the ark
1 Peter 3:20-21
Islam
Name
Nuh
Role
First of the great messenger-prophets
Summary
Nuh is the first of the ulul-azm (five great prophets of resolve). He preached to his people for 950 years, but only a few believed. God commanded him to build the ark. His son's refusal to board is one of the Quran's most poignant rejection narratives. An entire chapter (Surah Nuh) is dedicated to him.
Source Text
And We sent Noah to his people, and he tarried among them a thousand years, less fifty
Quran 29:14
LDS
Name
Noah / Gabriel
Role
Prophet, priesthood holder, and archangel Gabriel
Summary
Restoration scripture identifies Noah as the archangel Gabriel, who announced the births of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ. He holds the keys of his dispensation and stands next to Adam in the patriarchal priesthood order. His flood is seen as a baptism of the earth.
Source Text
Noah, who is Gabriel; he stands next in authority to Adam in the Priesthood
D&C 128:21 (contextual teaching of Joseph Smith)
Connected Figures
Theme
Common Ground
Description
All four traditions honor Noah as a righteous figure called by God to preserve life through a catastrophic flood. The covenant after the flood — including the rainbow — is shared across traditions.
Theme
Unique Insight
Description
Islam uniquely emphasizes that Noah preached for nearly a millennium and frames the story around the tragedy of rejection, dedicating an entire surah to his ministry.
Theme
Restoration Addition
Description
The Restoration uniquely identifies Noah as the angel Gabriel, connecting the flood patriarch directly to the annunciations of the New Testament and his ongoing angelic ministry.