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A:In The Bible it rained for forty days and forty nights because God wanted to destroy everyone and every living thing, except Noah and his family and the creatures they took onto the Ark. It rained for this number of days because the number 40, and sometimes other multiples of 20, was commonly used in the Bible, being easy to remember when retelling a story orally.
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How long did the Great Flood last?

The Great Flood, as outlined in various religious texts such as the Bible and the Quran, is said to have lasted for 40 days and 40 nights.


Where did the great flood happen?

1. Rain fell continuously for 40 days and nights. 2. The fountains of the great deep-ocean and land springs-burst forth with a continual flow of water. I am considering whether an earth-gravity change would "uncompress" esp. the deep waters...this makes for a good possibility/explanation.


How many years between the flood and the tower of babel?

The Bible does not provide a specific number of years between the Great Flood and the Tower of Babel. According to the Bible, the Great Flood occurred during the time of Noah, while the Tower of Babel incident happened several generations later, during the time of Nimrod. Based on the genealogies provided in the Bible, estimates suggest that it could have been several hundred years between the two events.


Did the flood kill Methuselah?

No. Tradition states that the righteous Metushelach died one week before the Flood (Talmud, Sanhedrin 108). See also:Evidence of the Flood


Why did Jesus fast for 40 days and nights but not 30 or 50?

A:In the Bible, forty is a very common number associated with time periods. Examples include: The story of Noah's Flood says the rains fell for 40 days and 40 nights;One account says the Flood waters subsided after 40 days, although the other says exactly one year;The Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years during the Exodus;Kings David and Solomon both reigned for exactly 40 years;Acts of the Apostles has Jesus ascend to heaven after 40 days.It would have seemed natural when assigning a duration to Jesus' fast, to make it exactly forty days.ANSWERS:In Scripture, the number '4' is associated with 'testing or trial period completion.' Multiples of said number intensify that description.