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Of the birds after their kind, of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come to you, to keep them alive.
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God Did the Gathering
Commentators emphasize that Noah did not have to hunt or capture the animals. The verse says they "shall come unto thee," indicating an act of God's providence. Scholars like John Gill note that God supernaturally directed the creatures to the ark, relieving Noah of an impossible task and demonstrating His sovereign control over creation.
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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
of every living thing of all flesh, two ... — The vast size of the ark and the wide terms used in reference to the animal…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after it…
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