Bible Question: Where did Noah come from?

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Bible Question:Was Noah a Jew? If not, where did he come from?

Bible Answer: Noah was not a Jew, but He was an ancestor of the Jews. Scripture tells us that Noah's father was Lamech.

Then Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years after he became the father of Noah, and he had other sons and daughters. (NASB) Gen. 5:30

The table below is a chronological list of the ancient ancestors starting with Adam. The table lists the the first born child and the age of the father when the son was born. The last column is the age when the father died.

Bible Passage	Individual	Date Since Creation	Age When 1st Son Was Born	Age At His Death
Gen. 5:1-32	Adam	0	130	930
Gen. 5:1-32	Seth	105	105	912
Gen. 5:1-32	Enosh	195	90	905
Gen. 5:1-32	Kenan	265	70	910
Gen. 5:1-32	Mahalalel	330	65	895
Gen. 5:1-32	Jared	492	162	962
Gen. 5:1-32	Enoch	557	65	365
Gen. 5:1-32	Methuselah	744	187	969
Gen. 5:1-32	Lamech	926	182	777
Gen 9:28-29	Noah	1,426	500	950
Gen 11:1-32	Shem	1,526	100	600
Gen 11:1-32	Arphaxad	1,561	35	438
Gen 11:1-32	Shelah	1,591	30	433
Gen 11:1-32	Eber	1,625	34	464
Gen 11:1-32	Peleg	1,655	30	239
Gen 11:1-32	Reu	1,687	32	239
Gen 11:1-32	Serug	1,717	30	230
Gen 11:1-32	Nahor	1,746	29	148
Gen 11:1-32	Terah	1,816	70	205
Gen 25:7	Abraham	1,916	100	175
Gen 25:26	Isaac	1,976	60	180

The father of the Jews was Jacob. God called Jacob Israel in Gen. 32:28. However, the Jews include Abraham as a great patriarch. From the table one can see that Noah was an ancient patriarch but not the immediate father of Jacob.

Conclusion:When we come to the gospels of Matthew and Luke, we find that Jesus was not ashamed to consider Jacob, Abraham, Noah, or even Adam in his lineage (Matt. 1:1-17; Luke 3:23-38). He loved us and still does, even though He is God and we are but mere dust (Ps . 103:140)..