And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.
In Noah's 601st year of life, on the first day of the first month, the flood waters had dried up from the earth. Noah took off the covering of the ark and looked out, and he could see that the ground was dry.
This verse describes the moment Noah first looked out and saw that the great flood was finally over and the earth was dry again.
📚 Historical Context
This verse occurs near the end of the flood narrative, marking a pivotal moment when Noah could finally see that God's judgment had ended and restoration was beginning. The detailed dating (Noah's 601st year) emphasizes the precision of God's timing and the historical nature of these events. This moment represents humanity's first glimpse of the renewed earth after the devastating flood.
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