Genesis 7:19
“And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And all flesh died that moved upon the earth,.... That had animal life in them, of which motion was a sign:
both of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 7:17-24
The prevalence of the waters. The forty days are now completed. And at the end of this period the ark had been afloat…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 7:17-20
We are here told,
I. How long the flood was increasing - forty days, Gen 7:17. The profane world, who believed not that…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
all the high mountains The account, given by P, describes the covering of the mountains of the whole earth by the waters…
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