Revegetation After the Flood

© Robert E. Gentet 2019

The Ark came to rest exactly five months after the start of the Deluge (Compare Genesis 7:11 with Genesis 8:1-4). But it was not until one hundred and thirty-three days more days that the Earth was pronounced "dry" (Genesis 8:13). Even so, the Ark was not abandoned by its inhabitants until another 57 days had passed (Genesis 8:14). This seems to allow additional time for vegetation to grow so food would be available once life left the Ark.