And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
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And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark,.... Within the space of the seven days, between the command of God to go into it, and the coming of the flood;…
- The Ark Was Entered 2. טהור ṭâhôr “clean, fit for food or sacrifice.” 4. יקוּם yeqûm “standing thing; what grows up, whether animal or plant.” Compare קמה qāmâh “stalk, or standing corn.” Gen…
Here is Noah's ready obedience to the commands that God gave him. Observe, 1. He went into the ark, upon notice that the flood would come after seven days, though probably as yet there appeared no…
A description of the entrance into the ark, with evident editorial adaptations to harmonize Gen 6:19 and Gen 7:2; Gen 7:15.
6 (P). six hundred years old P gives Noah's age at the time of the Flood. In…