2348 BC · AM 1656 · Flood to Babel
Forty days of rain lift the ark
The Flood continued for forty days. As the waters increased, they lifted the ark high above the earth, and it floated on the surface of the waters (Genesis 7:17-18).
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📖 Genesis 7:17–18
17For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth. 18So the waters continued to surge and rise greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the waters.
Sources: AiG: Timeline for the Flood
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