The date is given here at which the flood began and the entrance into the ark was completed. In seven days. On the seventh day from the co…

In the very same day. —Hebrew, in the bone of this day. (See Note on Genesis 2:23.)

These eight persons are very carefully mentioned. The Lord knoweth them that are his, and they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts,…

In the self-same day entered Noah, and Shem, etc. A repetition follows, sufficiently detailed, considering the brevity with which Moses re…

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and
Japheth, the sons of Noah
Th…

The ravenous creatures were made mild and manageable; yet, when this occasion was over, they were of the same kind as before, for the ark did not a…