Genesis 7:19 — Meaning and Application

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“And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that {were} under the whole heaven, were covered.”

Genesis 7:19

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And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that {were} under the whole heaven, were covered.

Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.

And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

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Genesis 7:1

"And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation."

Genesis 7:2

"Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that {are} not clean by two, the male and his female. {by sevens: Heb. seven seven}"

Genesis 7:3

"Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. {by sevens: Heb. seven seven}"

Genesis 7:4

"For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. {destroy: Heb. blot out}"

Genesis 7:5

"And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him."

Genesis 7:6

"And Noah {was} six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth."

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