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Genesis 8:1

Genesis 8:1
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark,.... Not that God had forgotten Noah, for he does not, and cannot forget his creatures, properly…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 8:1-14

- The Land Was Dried 1. שׁכך shākak “stoop, assuage.” 3. חסר chāsar “want, fail, be abated.” 4. אררט 'ărārāṭ, “Ararat,” a land forming part of Armenia. It is mentioned in 2Ki 19:37, and Isa…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

And God made a wind to pass over the earth - Such a wind as produced a strong and sudden evaporation. The effects of these winds, which are frequent in the east, are truly astonishing. A friend of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 8:1-3

Here is, I. An act of God's grace: God remembered Noah and every living thing. This is an expression after the manner of men; for not any of his creatures (Luk 12:6), much less any of his people, are…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Genesis 8:1-3

Gen 8:1-14. The Diminution of the Waters

1 (P). God remembered The same expression occurs in Gen 19:29; Gen 30:22. It is a form of anthropomorphism which is not infrequent in the O.T. and which is in…