Genesis 8:4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat. - Free Bible Online
Genesis 8:4 And in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat.
4. seventh month--of the year--not of the flood--which lasted
only five months.
rested--evidently indicating a calm and gentle motion.
upon the mountains of Ararat--or Armenia, as the word is
rendered
(2Ki 19:37;
Isa 37:38).
The mountain which tradition points to as the one on which the ark
rested is now called Ara Dagh, the "finger mountain." Its summit
consists of two peaks, the higher of which is 17,750 feet and the other
13,420 above the level of the sea.
JFB.
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Genesis Chapter 8
Genesis 8:4 - And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.
Outline
The Flood Stops and the Waters Recede (Genesis 8:1-6)
Noah Sends a Raven and a Dove (Genesis 8:7-14)
Noah Leaves the Ark and Builds an Altar (Genesis 8:15-20)
The Lord Accepts Noah's Offering and Makes a Promise
(Genesis 8:21-22)
Summary
1 The Waters Asswage
4 The Ark Resteth On Ararat
7 The Raven And The Dove
15 Noah, Being Commanded
18 Goes Forth From The Ark
20 He Buildeth An Altar, And Offereth Sacrifice
21 Which God Accepteth, And Promiseth To Curse The Earth No More
Topics for Bible Study
150 Days
The 7th Month, the 17th day
The Mountains of Ararat
40 Days
The Raven
The Dove
7 Days
The Olive Branch
God's Commanded to Leave the Ark
The Altar
Ancient
Altars - Background Bible Study
Burnt Offerings
The Curse Removed
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Painting of a Man Sacrificing at
an Altar
Painting of Noah's Ark Resting
with Dove Returning - Gustave Dore
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The
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The Tower of Babel
Abraham the First Hebrew
Isaac, Son of Promise
Jacob
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