Inasmuch as his sons had been born, had grown up, and had married, possibly 40 or 50 years remained before the Flood.
کتاب مقدّس مشخص نکرده است که خدا در چه زمانی نوح را از تصمیمش در مورد واقعهٔ توفان مطلع ساخته است .‏