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Ararat

Facts:

In the Bible, “Ararat” is the name given to a land, a kingdom, and a mountain range.

• The “land of Ararat” was probably located in what is now the northeastern part of the country of Turkey.
• Ararat is best known as the name of the mountain that Noah’s ark came to rest on after the waters of the great flood began to recede.
• In modern times, a mountain called “Mount Ararat” is often thought to be the location of the “mountains of Ararat” in the Bible.

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(See also: ark, Noah)

Bible References:

• 2 Kings 19:35-37
• Genesis 08:4-5
• Isaiah 37:38
• Jeremiah 51:27

Word Data:

• Strong’s: H780