Some dispute this interpretation due to the fact that God commanded Noah to build the ark when Noah was 500 years old in Genesis 5:32 and Noah was 600 years old when the flood came (Genesis 7:6); only giving 100 years of time, not 120 years. However, the timing of God’s pronouncement of Genesis 6:3 is not given. Further, Genesis 5:32 is not the time that God commanded Noah to build the Ark, but rather the age Noah was when he became the father of his three sons.
Baadhi upuzilia tafsiri hii kutokana na ukweli kwamba Mungu aliamuru Nuhu kujenga safina wakati Nuhu alikuwa na umri wa miaka 500 katika Mwanzo 5:32 na Nuhu alikuwa na umri wa miaka 600 wakati mafuriko yalitokea (Mwanzo 7:6); hiyo inaipa miaka 100 tu ya wakati, si miaka 120. Hata hivyo, majira ya tangazo la Mungu la Mwanzo 6:3 haijasemwa. Zaidi ya hayo, Mwanzo 5:32 si wakati Mungu alimwamuru Nuhu kujenga Safina, lakini badala umri Nuhu alikuwa baba wa watoto wake watatu.