1. שׁכך shākak: “stoop, assuage.”

2. חסר chāsar: “want, fail, be abated.”

3. אר…

The seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month. — As the months each had thirty days (see Note on Genesis 8:14), this make…

God told Noah when to go into the ark, but He did not tell him when he would come out again. The Lord told Noah when to go in, because it was neces…

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth
day of the month

The ark rested upon a mountain, where it was directed by the wise and gracious providence of God, so that it might rest sooner. God has times and p…