The Word "All" Makes Noahs Flood Global
Ken Ham
Kenneth Alfred Ham (1951–present). Born on October 20, 1951, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, to Mervyn and Ailsa Ham, Ken Ham is a Christian apologist, evangelist, and founder of Answers in Genesis (AiG), a ministry promoting young Earth creationism. Raised in a devout family—his father a school principal—he earned a bachelor’s degree in applied science (environmental biology) from Queensland Institute of Technology and a Diploma in Education from the University of Queensland. Influenced by The Genesis Flood (1961) by John Whitcomb and Henry Morris, he taught science in Australian public schools from 1975, rejecting evolution for a literal Genesis. In 1979, he co-founded the Creation Science Foundation (now Creation Ministries International), moving to the U.S. in 1987 to join the Institute for Creation Research. Ham established AiG in 1994, opening the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, in 2007 and the Ark Encounter, a life-size Noah’s Ark replica, in 2016. His “Back to Genesis” lectures argue that biblical literalism counters cultural decay, authoring over 30 books, including The Lie: Evolution (1987) and Creation to Babel (2021). A radio host on Answers with Ken Ham and speaker at conferences, he debated Bill Nye in 2014, drawing global attention. Married to Marilyn (“Mally”) since 1972, he has five children and 17 grandchildren, living in Kentucky. Ham said, “The Bible is the Word of God, and its history in Genesis is the foundation for all doctrine.”
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In this video, Ken Ham discusses the extent of Noah's flood as described in the Bible. He emphasizes the importance of the word "all" in understanding the global nature of the flood. The word "all" is used 72 times in Genesis chapters 6 through 9, indicating that the flood covered all the high mountains under all the heavens. Ham suggests that some people deny the global flood because they have been influenced by fallible men who believe in millions of years and no global flood. He encourages viewers to seek the clear answers provided by the infallible Creator in the Bible.
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The word all, well, it makes Noah's Flood global. Answers, with Ken Ham, one of the writers and editors for Answers Magazine. You know, the only way we can know the truth about the catastrophe of Noah's Flood is to have an eyewitness account or record of it. And fortunately, God inspired people to record these events in the Bible, the history book of the world. You know, in Genesis chapter 6 through 9, there's one word that gives us a clear answer on the extent of the flood. It's the word all, which is kol in Hebrew, and it's used 72 times in those chapters. In Genesis chapter 7, we read that all the high mountains under all the heavens were covered. In Hebrew, this double use is meant to eliminate any possibility of uncertainty. I'd say God is really going out of His way to tell us that Noah's Flood was global. So why don't some people believe all means all? It's because they have listened to the words of fallible men who weren't there, who believe in millions of years and no global flood. They deny the very clear answers from our infallible Creator who was there. Does that mean all people in the world today are descendants of Noah's family? Ken Ham provides the answer in an intriguing booklet on the origin of the races. It makes for such great reading, and it's also evangelistic. We want to send 10 of them to you for your gift of any size. Call toll-free at 1-888-89ANSWERS. 888-89ANSWERS. Or through the web at answersoffer.org.
The Word "All" Makes Noahs Flood Global
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Kenneth Alfred Ham (1951–present). Born on October 20, 1951, in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, to Mervyn and Ailsa Ham, Ken Ham is a Christian apologist, evangelist, and founder of Answers in Genesis (AiG), a ministry promoting young Earth creationism. Raised in a devout family—his father a school principal—he earned a bachelor’s degree in applied science (environmental biology) from Queensland Institute of Technology and a Diploma in Education from the University of Queensland. Influenced by The Genesis Flood (1961) by John Whitcomb and Henry Morris, he taught science in Australian public schools from 1975, rejecting evolution for a literal Genesis. In 1979, he co-founded the Creation Science Foundation (now Creation Ministries International), moving to the U.S. in 1987 to join the Institute for Creation Research. Ham established AiG in 1994, opening the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, in 2007 and the Ark Encounter, a life-size Noah’s Ark replica, in 2016. His “Back to Genesis” lectures argue that biblical literalism counters cultural decay, authoring over 30 books, including The Lie: Evolution (1987) and Creation to Babel (2021). A radio host on Answers with Ken Ham and speaker at conferences, he debated Bill Nye in 2014, drawing global attention. Married to Marilyn (“Mally”) since 1972, he has five children and 17 grandchildren, living in Kentucky. Ham said, “The Bible is the Word of God, and its history in Genesis is the foundation for all doctrine.”