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822 B
822 B
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: other/ark · other/noah)