KJV ORIGINAL
And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
After forty days had passed, Noah opened the window of the ark that he had built.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows Noah beginning to check if the flood waters had gone down after being sealed in the ark for forty days.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the great flood that God sent to judge the earth's wickedness, with Noah and his family being the only humans spared. The forty days mentioned here refers to the period after the rain had stopped, as Noah waited to see if it was safe to leave the ark. Ancient Near Eastern cultures often used forty as a number representing a complete period of testing or judgment.
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