GENESIS—NOTE ON Genesis 8:2 In v. Genesis 8:2 God reverses the process started in Genesis 7:11. The waters both rose and fell during the period of 150 days (see note on 7:17–24). Mountains of Ararat indicates a range of mountains of which Mount Ararat (in modern Turkey) is the highest. The text does not name the specific mountain on which the ark came to rest.

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