Keywords
- noahs-ark
- the-worldwide-flood
| Date (AM) | Event | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Creation | |
| 1056 | Noah born. | |
| 1536 | God’s proclamation of judgment upon the earth after 120 years (Genesis 6:3) | |
| 1556 | Japheth born (Genesis 10:21) | |
| 1558 | Shem born (Genesis 11:10) | |
| ??? | Ham born (Genesis 9:24) | |
| 1536–86 | God instructs Noah to build an Ark (Genesis 6:13–14). Construction of Ark begins. While we do not know the exact date when Noah was instructed to start building an ark, it may have been at the same time as Noah started preaching in 1536. | |
| 1656 | 40 days |
God instructs Noah to prepare to enter the Ark (Genesis 7:1). Noah enters Ark, and God shuts door. (Genesis 7:16, 17) Intense rain falls 40 days and the fountains of the great deep opened up (Genesis 7:11, 12) |
| 110 days |
Water covers the earth in the next 110 days and starts to recede. (Genesis 7:17, 24) Ark rests on the mountains of Ararat (assuming 30 days to a month). (Genesis 8:3, 4) |
|
| 74 days | Tops of the mountains were seen. (Genesis 8:5) | |
| 40 days | After an additional 40 days, Noah sends a raven out of the Ark. (Genesis 8:6, 7) | |
| 7 days | After another seven days, Noah sends a dove out of the Ark. (Genesis 8:8, 9) | |
| 7 days | After another seven days, Noah sends out a dove for a second time. (Genesis 8:10, 11) | |
| 7 days | A third dove is sent after seven more days. (Genesis 8:12) | |
| 34 days | Noah removes covering of the Ark. (Genesis 8:13) | |
| 1657 | 57 days | Noah and family leave Ark. (Genesis 8:14–16) |
| Total 376 days in Ark (365 in a year + 11 days) | ||
Rational for Calculations
Note: Years had 12- to 30-day months and 5 days tacked on at the end to make 365 days. (See the preface in The Annals of the World by James Ussher.)
Months are given as ordinals; so subtract 1 from the number.
| 2nd month, 17 day = 30 * 1 + 17 = Day 47 of the year (Noah enters the Ark and the Flood begins.) |
| 7th month, 17 day = 30 * 6 + 17 = Day 197 (150 days of the Flood) (40 days + 110) (After this, the Ark comes to rest on the mountains of Ararat.) |
| 10th month, 1 Day = 9 * 30 + 1 = Day 271 (74 days later) (Tops of mountains seen.) |
| 11th month, 11 Day = 10 * 30 + 11 = Day 311 (40 days later) (Raven sent out.) |
| 11th month, 18 Day = 10 * 30 + 18 = Day 318 (7 days later) (Dove sent out.) |
| 11th month + 15 Day = 10 * 30 + 25 = Day 325 (7 days later) (Dove sent out.) |
| 12th month + 2 Day = 11 * 30 + 2 = Day 332 (7 days later) (Dove sent out and did not return.) |
| 1 day of new year =365 + 1 = Day 366 (from previous year, 34 days later) (Cover removed.) |
| Year + 2 month + 27 day = 365 + 1 * 30 + 27 + 1 = Day 423 (91 days later) (Leave the Ark.) |
