Since the olive is quite a hardy tree, it might have remained alive under water for some months during the Deluge. With the abating of the floodwaters, an olive tree that had been submerged would again be on dry ground and could put forth leaves.
اوّل آنکه درخت زیتون درختی قوی است که شاید چندین ماه توانسته است زیر آب دوام آورد و وقتی آب‌ها فروکش کرد ،‏ دوباره برگ تازه دهد .‏