SIGNIFICANT EVENTS OF THE NEW MOON Many significant events
recorded in the Old Testament occurred on the first day of the
lunar month, which shows the importance that God places on the
first day of his sacred month. The Great Flood It is interesting
to note that the date of the great flood was calculated using
the time of Noah's birth (Gen.7:11; 8:13). If we do some simple
addition and subtraction using the dates given in chapters 7 and
8, we can easily find that Genesis 8:13 is the point from which
to calculate the dates of the events surrounding the record of
the flood. Genesis 8:13 reveals that Noah was born on the first
day of the first sacred month of the year (a new moon). Genesis
7:11 shows that the flood began 17 days after his six hundredth
birthday and on his six hundred and first birthday, the waters
dried up (Gen.8:13). Although the great flood did not begin or
end on a new moon, it is significant that the one who God used
to save humanity was born on a new moon, which is symbolic of a
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