The Flood2344 BCMethuselah died at the age of 969. [Gen 5:26]George Smith, of the British Museum, found in 1872, the tablets from the Library of King Assur-banipal at Nineveh, accounts of the Flood curiously parallel to the Bible account, which had been copied from tablets dating back to the First Dynasty of Ur, a period about midway between the Flood and Abraham... In these tablets these expressions repeatedly appear -- 'The Flood,' 'the age before the Flood,' 'inscriptions of the time before the Flood.' Source: Halley's Bible Handbook, by H.H.Halley; Zondervan Publishing Co.; Copyright 1965; pp. 76; 328 Jesus said, "For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not understand until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be." [Mat 24:38-39] You gotta know Noah and his family pleaded with all who would listen that God was going to send a world wide flood to destroy all people on earth ... and you know they didn't listen. They must have been tickled silly laughing at the old man and his kids building a huge boat in the middle of the desert. Today, Jesus is our Ark... and they're still not listening. 17 May 2344 BCIn the 600th year of Noah's life, in the 2nd month, the 17th day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. On the very same day Noah, Noah's sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth, Noah's wife and his sons three wives with them, entered the ark with two of every animal and bird. God shut the door of the ark, and the Flood began. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights. The waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it rose high above the earth. The waters prevailed and greatly increased on the earth, and the ark moved about on the surface of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceedingly on the earth, and all the high hills under the whole heaven were covered. The waters prevailed 15 cubits upward, and the mountains were covered. And all flesh died that moved on the earth: birds and cattle and beasts and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth and every man.... Only Noah and those with him in the ark remained alive. [Gen 7:11-23]15 cubits = 22.5 ft. It's curious that nothing is said about the dinosaurs that lived at the same time as the pre-flood generation... maybe they're just included with the other animals. Dinosaur footprints along side human footprints have been discovered in a Texas riverbed... a fact which the Evolutionist seem to ignore. Also, nothing is said about any of the animals being full grown when they entered the ark... they could have been babies, or eggs, and therefore much smaller. The dimensions of the Ark allow for it's volume to equal that of 569 railroad box cars. 2344 BC marks the end of the Antediluvian age, it lasted 1,656 years. These people were not stupid cave men. They built ships; ruled cities; farmed the land; tended herds; and created music. They had fire; ate; walked; talked; married; danced and sang. They created extravagant gold, silver and lapis lazuli jewelry; bowls of alabaster, objects of art; and weapons. They had language and writing. From Adam to Noah each person had many children, who in turn had many children. This was a huge population that disappeared. Is it possible that the Pre-Flood Age represents Atlantis referred to by Plato... that "sank beneath the sea" 10,000 years before his time? You never know. Noah 600 / Japheth 98 / Shem 97 / Ham 96 27 June 2344 BCGod remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided. The fountains of the deep and the windows of heaven were also stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained. [Gen 8:1-3]Three things were let loose creating this flood... (1) fountains of the great deep (2) windows of heaven, and (3) 40 days and night of torrential rain. (17 May plus 40 days/40 nights = 27 June 2344) 17 October 2344 BCThe waters prevailed on the earth for 150 days then began to decrease. In the 7th month, on the 17th day of the month, the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat. [Gen 7:24; 8:4]It has been 5 months since the flood began - 17 May plus 150 days = 17 October 2344 (150 ÷ 30 days = 5 months) -- Mount Ararat is in Eastern Turkey (Old Armenia). "There are two main mountains. Great Ararat has an altitude of 16,946 feet (5,169 m) above sea level; 7 miles (11 km) southeast, Little Ararat is 12,877 feet (3,928 m) above sea level. Both are symmetrical, cone-shaped volcanoes composed of alternating layers of lava and ash. Because of the lack of water, the area is relatively barren and uninhabited. From medieval accounts, the Ararat region was a beautiful, forest-clad mountain with many human settlements and abundant wildlife; however, deforestation, overgrazing, and a destructive earthquake in 1840 have severely impacted the area." Source: - http://worldroom.tamu.edu/mideast/photos/064-80-087.html 1 January 2344 BCThe waters decreased continually until the 10th month. In the 10th month, on the 1st day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen. [Gen 8:5]Noah and his family have been on the ark for 8 months and 14 days. The tops of Mt Ararat were seen. Actually there are two mountains... Great Ararat and Little Ararat. 11 February 2344 BCAt the end of the 40 days, Noah opened the window and sent out a raven which kept going to and fro until the waters had dried up from the earth, He also sent out a dove, to see if the waters had abated from the face of the ground. But the dove found no resting place for the sole of her foot, and she returned into the ark to him, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth. [Gen 8: 7-11]It is now 9 months and 10 days since the flood began -- The Bible clearly states that the Flood covered the whole earth, it was not just a local flood as some believe. 18 February 2344 BCAt the end of 7 more days, Noah sent out the dove again, and it returned in the evening with a freshly picked olive leaf in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had abated from the earth. [Gen 8:10]It is now 9 months and 17 days since the flood began 25 February 2344 BCAfter another 7 days, Noah sent out the dove, and it didn't return. [Gen 8:12]It is now 9 months and 24 days since the flood began. 1 April 2343 BCAnd it came to pass in the 601st year of Noah's life, in the 1st month, the 1st day of the month, that the waters were dried up from the earth and Noah removed the covering of the ark and looked, and indeed the surface of the ground was dry. [Gen 8:13]The flood is finally over for Noah and his family after 11 months and 14 days. Actually we have no idea on what date a new year began in the antediluvian age. However, in Exodus 12:2... God made it law that April would be the 1st month of the Jewish year, so this is the date I have used for all calculations here... accurately or inaccurately assuming it is the date He prefers for this time in history as well. Noah 601 / Japheth 99 / Shem 98 / Ham 97 Archaeological Significance of the FloodCreation scientists believe the great coal deposits of the world are the transported and metamorphosed remains of the extensive vegetation of the antediluvian world. This catastrophic interpretation is further supported by the presence of polystrate fossils in coal beds which indicate rapid formation. Also, the type of plants involved and the texture of these deposits testify of turbulent waters, not a stagnant swamp. ... human skeletons and artifacts, such as intricately structured gold chains, have been found in coal deposits. In Genesis 4 we learn that metal-working was already highly developed; Tubalcain was an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron.Source: - http://www.chick.com/reading/books/174/evolvex.htm Source: - http://www.wyattarchaeology.com/noah.html (Noah's Ark) Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Wilderness Wander - Judges - Kings - Babylonian Captivity Return from Captivity - Birth of Christ - Crucifixion Top ~ Home ~ www.abiblestudy.com |