- The Ark Was Entered 2. טהור _ṭâhôr_ “clean, fit for food or sacrifice.” 4. יקוּם _y__e__qûm_ “standing thing; what grows up, whether animal or plant.” Compare קמה _qāmâh_ “stalk, or standing corn.” Genesis 7:1 Here is found the command to enter the ark. The general direction in the preced... [ Continue Reading ]
- XXV. The Flood The date is here given, at which the flood commenced and the entrance into the ark was completed. “In seven days.” On the seventh day from the command. “In the second month.” The primeval year commenced about the autumnal equinox; we may say, on the nearest new moon. The rains began... [ Continue Reading ]
The prevalence of the waters. The forty days are now completed. And at the end of this period the ark had been afloat for a long time. It was drifted on the waters in the direction in which they were flowing, and toward what was formerly the higher ground. Genesis 7:19 UPON THE LAND. - The land is... [ Continue Reading ]