Why the Flood Receded in Noah's Six Hundred First Year

The Midrash of Philo 13:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

Why in the six hundred and first year of the life of Noah, and on the first day of the first month, did the waters of the deluge cease from off the earth? (Genesis 8:13).

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