Is the Ark the Seed for the New World?

The Ark has all kinds of associations, but that is those associations are definitely there. You see some medieval representations of the Ark as a seed. And also, it, I mean, especially if you understand the Ark as the seed for the new world, then it all kind of makes sense. There's this very ancient association between flooding and menstruation. But there are also certain taboos about reproduction during menstruation. The point of all of this is the fact that this fourth son may have been conceived on the Ark.

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