Flood to Babel

The ark rests, the rainbow stands, and the nations spread from the plain of Shinar; the line of Shem runs through these centuries toward a man named Abram.

• 2348 BCThe Flood begins
• 2348 BCForty days of rain lift the ark
• 2348 BCThe waters cover the mountains
• 2348 BCThe waters prevail for 150 days
• 2348 BCThe ark rests on the mountains of Ararat
• 2348 BCThe tops of the mountains become visible
• 2348 BCNoah sends out a raven
• 2348 BCThe dove returns with no place to rest
• 2348 BCThe dove returns with a fresh olive leaf
• 2348 BCThe dove is sent out and does not return
• 2347 BCNoah removes the ark's covering
• 2347 BCThe earth is dry; Noah leaves the ark
• 2347 BCNoah builds an altar to the LORD
• 2347 BCSeedtime and harvest are promised to continue
• 2347 BCNoah's family is blessed and commissioned
• 2347 BCGod's covenant with Noah; the rainbow sign
• ·Noah's sons repopulate the earth
• ·Noah's vineyard; Ham dishonors his father
• ·Noah speaks over Canaan, Shem, and Japheth
• 2346 BCBirth of Arphaxad
• 2311 BCBirth of Salah
• 2281 BCBirth of Eber
• 2247 BCBirth of Peleg
• ·The families of Japheth spread into their lands
• ·The families of Ham are named
• ·Nimrod's kingdom in Shinar
• ·The Canaanite clans spread through their borders
• ·The families descending from Shem are named
• ·The nations spread over the earth after the Flood
• ·The people settle on a plain in Shinar
• ·The people begin building a city and tower
• ·The LORD sees the city and tower
• 2242 BCLanguages are confused; the people are scattered from Babel
• 2217 BCBirth of Reu
• 2185 BCBirth of Serug
• 2155 BCBirth of Nahor
• 2126 BCBirth of Terah
• 1998 BCDeath of Noah
• 1996 BCBirth of Abram