Ancient World & Mesopotamia
Mount Ararat
Mountainous region of eastern Turkey
WHAT HAPPENED HERE
Biblical story
Genesis says the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat as the floodwaters receded.
WHY IT MATTERS
Place in the Bible’s story
Ararat marks the transition from judgment to preservation and the beginning of life after the Flood.
THEN & NOW
Understanding the location
The biblical phrase refers to a mountainous region associated with ancient Urartu, not necessarily one precisely identified summit.
RELATED SCRIPTURE · KJV
Read it in the Bible
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
Genesis 3:15
“But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.”
Genesis 50:20
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