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Noah was instructed by God to take aboard the Ark his wife, his three sons and their wives, male and female pairs of all the "unclean" kinds of creatures, seven each of the "clean" kinds, and enough food and supplies for everyone.<ref>''Genesis'' 6:18-7:3</ref> Noah did as instructed and on February 17, Noah's 600th birthday<ref>''Genesis'' 7:6, 7:11</ref>, God shut them all inside the Ark and started the Flood.

Noah was instructed by God to take aboard the Ark his wife, his three sons and their wives, male and female pairs of all the "unclean" kinds of creatures, seven each of the "clean" kinds, and enough food and supplies for everyone.<ref>''Genesis'' 6:18-7:3</ref> Noah did as instructed and on February 17, Noah's 600th birthday<ref>''Genesis'' 7:6, 7:11</ref>, God shut them all inside the Ark and started the Flood.

After forty days and forty nights of rain, the Ark was adrift for 150 days until finally the waters asswaged.<ref>''Genesis'' 7:24-8:1</ref> On July 17, the Ark came to rest on [[Mt. Ararat]].<ref>''Genesis'' 8:4</ref>

After forty days and forty nights of rain, the Ark was adrift for 150 days until finally the waters subsided.<ref>''Genesis'' 7:24-8:1</ref> On July 17, the Ark came to rest on [[Mt. Ararat]].<ref>''Genesis'' 8:4</ref>

It took another forty days until the waters decreased so that Noah was able to open the window and send forth a raven and a dove to see if the earth was dry enough to exit. It was not, and Noah and company had to wait until February 27 of the next year before God commanded them to disembark.<ref>''Genesis'' 8:14-16</ref>

It took another forty days until the waters decreased so that Noah was able to open the window and send forth a raven and a dove to see if the earth was dry enough to exit. It was not, and Noah and company had to wait until February 27 of the next year before God commanded them to disembark.<ref>''Genesis'' 8:14-16</ref>