Noah was now 601 years old. On the first day of the new year, ten and a half months after the flood began, the floodwaters had almost dried up from the earth. Noah lifted back the covering of the boat and saw that the surface of the ground was drying.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. שׁכך shākak: “stoop, assuage.”

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

  3. אר…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The first day of the month. — It will be plain to anyone studying the following table that this was exactly one month after the da…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it came to pass, in the six hundred and first year
Of Noah's life, and so the Septuagint adds, in the first month,

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

God considers our benefit rather than our desires; He knows what is good for us better than we know for ourselves, and how long it is fitting for o…