Genesis 8
4 Then the ark rested... on the mountains of Ararat...
15 Then God spoke to Noah, saying,
16 “Go out of the ark...
18 So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives...
19 Every animal... went out of the ark.
20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord
(Sounds like the altar was built right after they left the ark.)
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question:
how far from Mount Ararat is Mendik Tepe which is located in the rural Payamlı neighborhood of Eyyübiye district in Şanlıurfa province
ai response:
The archaeological site of Mendik Tepe is approximately 601 kilometers (373 miles) from Mount Ararat.
It’s NOT Mt. Ararat - it’s “the mountains of Ararat.” IOW, a mountain range named for a particular mountain, so there’s a much wider area over which to search.