Click here for a printer-friendly version . The Bible teaches that before the flood a canopy of water surrounded the earth. The Creation Account in Genesis 1 records that a mist that went forth and watered the face of the whole ground. Genesis mentions no other precipitation until the flood brought rain for 40 days and 40 nights.
Many people teach that rain never fell before the flood.
Although that is probably true, it cannot be taught dogmatically because the Bible simply does not mention the subject.