Genesis 8:4
“And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month,.... That is, five months after the flood…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 8:1-14
- The Land Was Dried 1. שׁכך shākak “stoop, assuage.” 3. חסר chāsar “want, fail, be abated.” 4. אררט 'ărārāṭ,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The mountains of Ararat - That Ararat was a mountain of Armenia is almost universally agreed. What is commonly thought…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 8:4-5
Here we have the effects and evidences of the ebbing of the waters. 1. The ark rested. This was some satisfaction to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the seventh month, &c. The Flood had begun on the 17th day of the 2nd month (see Gen 7:11): the highest point of the…
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