Genesis 8:6

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It happened at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made,

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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Ararat refers to the mountainous region of ancient Urartu, generally associated with eastern Anatolia near modern Turkey, Armenia, and Iran. After the flood, the ark came to rest on its mountains, providing the setting from which Noah began to test whether the waters had receded.

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Genesis 8:6 mentions Ararat.