Wednesday, January 03, 2007
Daily Readings for January 3, 2007
How long was Noah on the ark?
The writer of Genesis uses 30 day months. In 7:10-11, the rain begins. Five months later, the ark rested on Aarat (8:4). Two and a half months later the tops of the mountains were seen (8:5). Three months later (8:13) the waters had dried from the face of the earth. Fifty-seven days later, the people and animals were able to exit the ark (8:13-19). 150 + 74 + 90 + 57 = 371 days total in the ark!
The ark rested on this mountain:
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