Bereshit 7 & 8 (Genesis 7 & 8), Days of Noah

Verse Month Name Day D or C1 Event
Genesis 7:112 2nd Iyar 17th D 40 days of rain commenced
4th Tammuz 6th C Last day of 40 days of rain
4th Tammuz 7th C First day of no rain
Genesis 7:24 7th Tishri 16th C Waters were on the earth 150 days
Genesis 8:3 7th Tishri 16th C Waters was on the earth 150 days
Genesis 8:43 7th Tishri 17th D 150 days ended

Ark is on dry land

Genesis 8:5 10th Teveth 1st D 74 days since ark rested

Mountain tops were visible

Genesis 8:64 11th Shevat 10th C 40th day from Genesis 8:5
Genesis 8:74 11th Shevat 10th C Sent forth the raven
Genesis 8:84 11th Shevat 10th C Sent forth the dove
Genesis 8:94 11th Shevat 10th C Dove returns
Genesis 8:10 11th Shevat 17th C Dove is released again
Genesis 8:11 11th Shevat 17th C Dove returns
Genesis 8:12 11th Shevat 24th C Dove was sent forth a 3rd time
Genesis 8:13 1st Aviv 1st D Waters were dried up from the earth

Noah removed the covering of the ark

Genesis 8:14 2nd Iyar 27th D This is eight days prior to Firstfruits.

Based on the calendar being used, this would be the 5th of Sivan.

Notes

  1. Designates if the date was documented in scriptures (D) or calculated (C).
  2. Genesis 7:11 was 600th year of Noah’s life.
  3. Genesis 8:4 for this to occur 150 days after the 17th of Iyar, all months would have to be 30 days. This is different than the current Hebrew calendar that has 6 months that are 29 days.
  4. Genesis 8:6 through Genesis 8:9 occur on the same day. The dove returns in the day it is released.  The raven does not return.

The above dates are based on the beginning of the year starting with the month of Aviv.  This is based on Exodus 12:1.

1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying, 2 This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you.

However, Exodus 12 was stated after the earth existed 3500 years.  The beginning of the year was more than likely started with the month of Ethanim or Tishri.  The table is based on the year starting with Ethanim or Tishri as the first month.

Verse Month Name Day D or C1 Event
Genesis 7:112 2nd (8th) Heshvan 17th D 40 days of rain commenced
4th (10th) Teveth 6th C Last day of 40 days of rain
4th (10th) Teveth 7th C First day of no rain
Genesis 7:24 7th (1st) Aviv 16th C Waters were on the earth 150 days
Genesis 8:3 7th (1st) Aviv 16th C Waters was on the earth 150 days
Genesis 8:43 7th (1st) Aviv 17th D 150 days ended

Ark is on dry land

Genesis 8:5 10th (4th) Tammuz 1st D 74 days since ark rested

Mountain tops were visible

Genesis 8:64 11th (5th) Av 10th C 40th day from Genesis 8:5
Genesis 8:74 11th (5th) Av 10th C Sent forth the raven
Genesis 8:84 11th (5th) Av 10th C Sent forth the dove
Genesis 8:94 11th (5th) Av 10th C Dove returns
Genesis 8:10 11th (5th) Av 17th C Dove is released again
Genesis 8:11 11th (5th) Av 17th C Dove returns
Genesis 8:12 11th (5th) Av 24th C Dove was sent forth a 3rd time
Genesis 8:13 1st (7th) Ethanim 1st D Waters were dried up from the earth

Noah removed the covering of the ark.  This would be Rosh Hashanah.

Genesis 8:14 2nd (8th) Heshvan 27th D This is twenty-eight days prior to Chanukah.

Notes

  1. Designates if the date was documented in scriptures (D) or calculated (C).
  2. Genesis 7:11 was 600th year of Noah’s life.
  3. Base on the first table all months are assumed to be 30 days. This is different than the current Hebrew calendar that has 6 months that are 29 days.
  4. Genesis 8:6 through Genesis 8:9 occur on the same day. The dove returns in the day it is released.  The raven does not return.

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