Noah was alive until Abraham was 58 years old, therefore one could easily discern that Noah and Abraham could have been acquainted.
According to Jewish tradition, Abraham lived with Noach and his son Shem for 39 years.
Gen 9:28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
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Gen 11:10 Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:
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Gen 11:12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: -35
Gen 11:14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:
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Gen 11:16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:
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Gen 11:18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:
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Gen 11:20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:
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Gen 11:22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:
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Gen 11:24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:
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Gen 11:26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
-70 Abraham was 58 years old when Noah died therefore Abraham was able to receive the preflood history from Noah.
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