Bible Question (short): What is the schedule for the flood? |
Question (full): How long was the flood? I am having trouble making sense of Genesis 7 and 8. What was the schedule of events? 7 says the flood was forty days upon the earth, but the waters prevailed 150 days. 8 says the waters were abated after 150 days, but the ark didn't rest on Ararat until the seventh month but the mountains were covered until the tenth month etc. If day one is the first day of rain, on what day were the following events: End of rain, earth is covered, waters no longer prevailed, ark rested on Ararat, tops of mountains were seen, waters were dried up from the earth, the earth was dried, Noah got out of the boat. And of course what do "prevailed" and "abated" mean? |