Genesis how long did the flood last

But Noah found favor with God for he alone was righteous among the people of his day. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Build an ark of gopherwood, with rooms inside, three decks, and a door. Cover it inside and out with pitch. So Noah and his family went into the Ark because of the coming Flood.

And every land animal after its kind went with them, two by two, male and female, just as God had commanded. And the Lord shut the door Genesis — Then the Flood began. The fountains of the deep broke open, and the windows of heaven were opened. Rain poured for forty days and forty nights. The waters rose until every high hill on the earth was covered.

Everything that lived on land perished in the raging floodwaters Genesis — The waters flooded the earth for one hundred and fifty days.

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We block threats to science education. In the Press. DIYSci Activities. Reports of the National Center for Science Education. Introduction The Bible Genesis 6—9 describes a worldwide flood the Noachian Flood covering even the highest mountains of the earth and the construction of a huge boat a rectangular box-like craft that transported animals, at least two of a kind of all land animals on the earth.

What Happened During the Flood? Remnant Evidence of the Flood When the huge storm ceased that caused the flood, there would have been huge lakes, and it could have taken months to drain the water in these lakes into the gulf — which could easily explain why the Noachian Flood took so long to recede as much as one year, according to Genesis Effects of the Curvature of the Earth Because of the curvature of the earth, the horizon drops from where the viewer is standing.

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