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Place

Ararat

mountains of the ark

Mountain region where the ark rests after the flood.

4 appearances4 Bible books1 known aliases

Who or what is this?

Mountainous region in the highlands of eastern Anatolia where 's ark comes to rest as the floodwaters recede in Genesis 8. summons the kingdoms of Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz against , reflecting its identity as the historic kingdom of Urartu. 2 Kings and locate it as the land to which the assassins of flee after killing him in the house of his god.

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Modern location: Urartu. Coordinates from OpenBible.info.

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