תלמוד בבלי, מסכת סנהדרין, דף ק''ח:
"תחתיים שנים ושלישים תעשה"(בראשית ו') תנא תחתיים
לזבל אמצעיים לבהמה עליונים לאדם
'With lower, second, and third stories you shall make it [the ark].'
We are taught: the lower level was for refuse, the middle level for animals, the upper level for people. [translation by Gideon Aronovich]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
What can we learn from this ordering of the levels of Noah's ark?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)