CHRONOLOGY OF THE FLOOD |
DAY OF FLOOD | HEBREW DATE | CIVIL DATE | ON THIS DAY... |
| 0 | 17 Chesvan | October 27 | Flood Begins. |
| 40 | 29 Kislev | December 8 | Forty-day rain ends; torrents begin. |
| 190 | 29 Iyar | May 6 | 150-day period of torrents ends. |
| 191 | 1 Sivan | May 7 | Water begins to recede. |
| 207 | 17 Sivan | May 23 | Ark rests on Ararat. |
| 250 | 1 Av | July 5 | Mountaintops are visible. |
| 290 | 10 Elul | August 13 | Raven sent out. |
| 296 | 16 Elul | August 19 | Dove sent out. |
| 303 | 23 Elul | August 26 | Dove brings olive leaf. |
| 310 | 1 Tishrei | September 2 | Dove does not return. Water gone and earth begins to dry. |
| 365 | 27 Chesvan | October 27 | Earth completely dry. |