Mount Ararat

Mount Ararat

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39.7025°N, 44.2983°E View on Map

Mount Ararat is the mountain region where Noah's ark came to rest after the great flood. Located in eastern Turkey, the Bible says the ark rested on the "mountains of Ararat" when the floodwaters receded. Noah and his family began humanity's new start from here.

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Noah's ark comes to rest on the mountains of Ararat

GEN 8:4

Noah sends out raven and dove from the ark on Ararat

GEN 8:6-12

Noah and his family disembark and build an altar

GEN 8:15-20

Sennacherib's sons flee to Ararat after killing him

2KI 19:37, ISA 37:38

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