2348 BC · Flood to Babel

The ark rests on the mountains of Ararat

In the seventh month, on the seventeenth day, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat as the waters receded (Genesis 8:3-4), within the Flood year, 2348 BC.

📖 Genesis 8:4

4On the seventeenth day of the seventh month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

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Sources: AiG, Timeline for the Flood
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