FINDING NOAH’s DATE OF BIRTH
By: Dezo Sam Franklin
Tags: Noah, Decoding, Calculation, Birthday, Biblicalltimeline

A quest to find the exact date of birth of Noah, a Righteous Man, is mentioned in Bible. By which the authenticity and accuracy of the Bible can be proved.

Praise be to God! It’s always a pleasure to read the scripture. On 01–05–2020, when I was reading the book of Genesis, I came across this Righteous man named Noah. Yes, I already know his story of building the ark and saving all species. But this time Holy Spirit made me note some details of the dates and months mentioned. I started reading it repeatedly, and this part of scripture resembled me of an aptitude question. I believe Bible is true to the core. So I wanted to prove that the details mentioned are accurate. I tried to trace down the voyage of Noah in the ark and find his Date of Birth. With a pen and paper in hand I started gathering the details from the scripture.

DETAILS GATHERED

First notable detail

After Noah and his family went inside the ark, In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

Refer : Genesis 7:7–11

After Noah turned 600 years old, on the 17th day of the 2nd month, the fountains of the deep broke, and the windows of heaven opened. The Great rain started on that day.

Second notable detail

The rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Refer : Genesis 7:12 & 17

It rained continuously for 40 days and nights after the fountains of the deep broke and the windows of heaven opened.

Third notable detail

And the waters prevailed upon the earth for hundred and fifty days.

Refer : Genesis 7:24

It rained and the water stayed upon the earth for 150 days.

Fourth notable detail

After the end of the hundred and fifty days, the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

Refer : Genesis 8:3-4

On the 17th day of the 7th month after Noah turned 600, the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat. This implies from the start of the rain, from the 17day of the 2nd month to the 17th day of the 7th month, it is 150 days.

There is a Calculation to be done, which I’ll do later.

Fifth notable detail

The waters decreased until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were seen.

Refer : Genesis 8:5

The water decreased till the 1st day of the 10th month showing the tops of the mountains. The period after the 17 day of the 7th month till the 1st day of the 10th month must be 72 or 73 or 74 or 75 days based on all different occurences.

Sixth notable detail

And it came to pass at the end of forty days, Noah sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the earth but the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark.

Refer : Genesis 8:6–9

After 40 days passed from seeing the top of the mountains, Noah sent a raven and then a dove to see if the waters were abated from off the earth, but the raven went to and fro until the waters were dried and the dove returned to Noah into the ark as it had no place to rest the sole of her foot.

Seventh notable detail

After seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off.

Refer : Genesis 8:10–11

Another 7 days passed and Noah sent the dove out of the ark and it returned to him in the evening with a olive leaf in her mouth.

Eighth notable detail

And yet another seven days passed; and he sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

Refer : Genesis 8:12

Yet another 7 days passed and Noah again sent the dove out of the ark and it did not return back to him anymore.

Note : 40 + 7 + 7 = 54 days from 1st day of 10th month passed.

Ninth notable detail

In the six hundredth and first year of Noah, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth.

Refer : Genesis 8:13

On the 1st day of the 1st month of Noah’s 601st year of life the Water drained. Now there is a period skipped in the scripture from 54 days passed from 1st day of 10th month to 1st day of 1st month of next year.

Lets assume it to be “X”. We have seven different options for the variables

a) 35 days (if the 10th month has 28 days and the 11th month has 31 days).

b) 36 days (if the 10th month has 29 days and the 11th month has 31 days).

c) 37 days (if the 10th month has 30 days and the 11th month has 31 days).

d) 38 days (if the 10th month has 31 days and the 11th month has 30 days).

e) 36 days (if the 10th month has 31 days and the 11th month has 28 days).

f) 37 days (if the 10th month has 31 days and the 11th month has 29 days).

g) 38 days (if the 10th month has 31 days and the 11th month has 31 days).

Tenth notable detail

In the second month, on the twenty seventh day of the month, was the earth dried and God spoke with Noah asked Noah and his family and all species to come out of the ark.

Genesis 8:14–17

On 27th of the 2nd month of 601st year of Noah, the land dried and he came out of the ark.

EXPLANATION

We know a year has 365 days or 366 days if it is a leap year. So the total no. of days Noah was inside the ark was 375 or 376 days.

Adding data of days obtained

150 + 75 + 54 + X + Y = 375 or 376

I have taken the 75 days to be the period between the 17th and 7th month till the 1st day of the 10th month. You will get to know why once you get to know the (150 days or five-month) period calculation which is the biggest clue. Just continue reading, wait for the twist…

Solving for Y

We know that on 27th day of the 2nd month of 601st year of Noah’s life, he and his family came out of the ark. Which means Y is equal to 27 days plus No. Of days in the previous month.

Y = (n.o.d in 1st month + 27) days

Y = (28 + 27)days or (29 + 27) days or (30 + 27) days or (31 + 27) days

(I have eliminated (28+27) and (29+27) based on 150 days calculation)

Y = 57 days or 58 days

i) 150 + 75 + 54 + X + 57 = 375

ii) 150 + 75 + 54 + X + 58 = 375

iii) 150 + 75 + 54 + X + 57 = 376

iv) 150 + 75 + 54 + X + 58 = 376

equ (i), (iii) and (iv) are eliminated since the X values obtained by solving the equations 39, 40, 39 respectively are not available. The X value derived for equ (ii) is

150 + 75 + 54 + X + 58 = 375

X = 375 - 150 - 75 - 54 - 58 = 38

X = 38

We have boiled down to 2 conditions based on the X value

d) 38 days (if the 10th month has 31 days and the 11th month has 30 days).

g) 38 days (if the 10th month has 31 days and the 11th month has 31 days).

condition (g) is eliminated since the no. of days between 17th day of 2nd month and 17 day of 7th month is not equal to 150 days.

The Calculation I promised to do later

This calculation will plays the major role in deriving Noah’s Birth Month

even applying condition (d) they is only ony combination that give the exact value of 150 days between 17th day of 2nd month and 17 day of 7th month, ie., to consider October to be the 10th month and November to be the 11th month (fulfilling the condition 10th month has 31 days and the 11th month has 30 days). By applying this condition (d) considering October to be 10th month, no. of days between 17th day of 2nd month and 17 day of 7th month is

11 + 31 + 30 + 31 + 30 + 17 = 150 days.

Image 1 : For easy Understanding

Image 2 : For easy Understanding

Image 3 : For easy Understanding

Image 4 : For easy Understanding

Therefore the Month in which the Voyage started and ended is February. Noah Birth Date is mentioned to be 1st of Month in Genesis 8:13 which menas Noah’s Birth date is 01. Noah’s birth month is a month before the voyage started or ended, Therefore Noah’s Birth month is January.

Noah’s Date of Birth is “JANUARY 01”

Image 5 : For easy Understanding

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Most of the civilizations in history were using the 360days (12 x 30days) calendar.

The calendar which we use these days is called the Gregorian calendar, and it is used in most parts of the world. It is named after Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in October 1582.

Calculating a Biblical Timeline which happened almost 3000 years BC using the Modern calender calculation and decoding the the details successfully surly did increased my interest and faith towards Bible.

The Egyptians also used a 365days (12x30 + 5days) calendar, which had 11 months with an equal number of days and a long 12th month. The 150-day calculation will match, but the number of days in a year won’t match the historical data.

Now get to know how accurate Bible is.