There were 276 people on the ship,
On that day about three thousand believed his message and were baptized.
and after everyone had eaten, they threw the cargo of wheat into the sea to make the ship lighter.
Joseph sent for his father and his relatives. In all, there were seventy-five of them.
Obey the rulers who have authority over you. Only God can give authority to anyone, and he puts these rulers in their places of power.
They had disobeyed God while Noah was building the boat, but God had been patient with them. Eight people went into that boat and were brought safely through the flood.