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Make an ark of gopher wood. You shall make rooms in the ark, and shall seal it inside and outside with pitch.
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A Floating Chest, Not a Ship
Commentators agree the Hebrew word for 'ark' (têbâh) describes a large floating chest, not a ship designed for sailing. The 'gopher wood' is widely thought to be cypress, a durable wood used for shipbuilding in ancient times. The 'rooms' are literally 'nests,' suggesting small compartments for the various animals.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
דור dôr “age, time from birth to death,” applied either to an individual or the whole contemporary race, running paralle…
19th Century
Anglican
Make thee an ark. — Têbâh, a word so archaic that scholars neither know its derivation, nor even to what languag…
16th Century
Protestant
Make thee an ark of gopher wood. Here follows the command to build the ark, in which God wonderfully proved the faith and obedience of his…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Make you an ark of Gopher wood It is not called a ship, for it was not made for sailing to any distant parts, but an…
God told Noah his purpose to destroy the wicked world by water. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him ([Reference Psalms 25:14…
