Genesis 8:6 meaning and explanation

After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark

Genesis 8:6, Berean Standard Bible

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After the floodwaters began to recede and the ark came to rest on the mountains of Ararat, Noah waited forty more days before opening the window he had built into the ark. The Hebrew word here is challon, a window or opening for light and air.

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