We all know that this was Moses. In the Kings James Bible you will find that word ark, as it is translated in the New King James, is translated as a basket. Either term is correct. An ark is a basket, but not exactly as we are going to see in just a little bit. It is the exact same Hebrew word from which Noah's ark was translated from. Moses was drawn from the waters of the Nile. The Nile had a history of frequently flooding, especially in the spring time.