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"The ark came to rest on Mount Ararat." Is that in the Bible?

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The answer

Not as stated. Genesis 8:4 says the ark came to rest "on the mountains of Ararat" — plural, a highland region. No single peak is named anywhere, and the phrase "Mount Ararat" never appears.

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Why it’s interesting

Elsewhere the Bible uses Ararat for a kingdom — the Urartu of Assyrian records, around Lake Van — not a mountain. The famous volcano acquired the identification later, by tradition.

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