Genesis 7:20
“Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life,.... Whether of fowls, beast, cattle, or creeping things:
of all that was…
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…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Fifteen cubits upward - Should any person object to the universality of the deluge because he may imagine there is not…
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
Fifteen cubits P describes a depth of water of 15 cubits (22 feet) above the mountains. Why should 15 cubits be…