Bible Chapter Summary
Genesis 7 Summary
The Flood: Waters of Judgment
Noah, his family, and the animals enter the ark. The floodwaters rise for forty days, covering even the highest mountains. Everything outside the ark perishes. Only Noah and those with him survive, preserved by God grace in a world under judgment.
Key themes
Key verses
Genesis 7:1
“And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.”
Genesis 7:16
“And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.”
Genesis 7:23
“And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.”
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