"The flood continued 40 days on the earth; and the waters increased, and bore up the ark, and it rose high above the earth." Genesis 7:17



"Remember the long way that the Lord your God has led you these 40 years in the wilderness, in order to humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commandments." Deuteronomy 8:2



"Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted 40 days and 40 nights, and afterwards he was famished." Matthew 4:1-2

