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Genesis 7:1-24

1 The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.

2 Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and two of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate,

3 and also seven of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth.

4 Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made.”

5 And Noah did all that the Lord commanded him.

6 Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters came on the earth.

7 And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.

8 Pairs of clean and unclean animals, of birds and of all creatures that move along the ground,

9 male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, as God had commanded Noah.

10 And after the seven days the floodwaters came on the earth.

11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month—on that day all the springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.

12 And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.

13 On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark.

14 They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind, everything with wings.

15 Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark.

16 The animals going in were male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord shut him in.

17 For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high above the earth.

18 The waters rose and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.

19 They rose greatly on the earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.

20 The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than twenty feet.

21 Every living thing that moved on the earth perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind.

22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.

23 Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out; men and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.

24 The waters flooded the earth for a hundred and fifty days.

Cross References for Genesis 7:1-24

Isaiah 3:10-11 - Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds. Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:10-11 Click to read the verse Isaiah 3:10-11

Genesis 6:9 - This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, ... Click to read the verse Genesis 6:9 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:9

Luke 1:6 - Both of them were upright in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commandments and regula... Click to read the verse Luke 1:6 Click to read the verse Luke 1:6

Hebrews 11:7 - By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his fam... Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:7 Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:7

Ezekiel 14:14 - even if these three men—Noah, Daniel and Job—were in it, they could save only themselves by the... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 14:14 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 14:14

1 Peter 3:20 - who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being bu... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 3:20 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 3:20

Genesis 7:13 - On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives... Click to read the verse Genesis 7:13 Click to read the verse Genesis 7:13

Genesis 6:11 - Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight and was full of violence. Click to read the verse Genesis 6:11 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:11

Genesis 6:12 - God saw how corrupt the earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways. Click to read the verse Genesis 6:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:12

Genesis 6:18 - But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and you... Click to read the verse Genesis 6:18 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:18

Genesis 7:7 - And Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark to escape the waters of ... Click to read the verse Genesis 7:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 7:7

Isaiah 26:20 - Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little whi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:20 Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:20

Proverbs 14:26 - He who fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for his children it will be a refuge. Click to read the verse Proverbs 14:26 Click to read the verse Proverbs 14:26

Philippians 2:15-16 - so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depra... Click to read the verse Philippians 2:15-16 Click to read the verse Philippians 2:15-16

Matthew 24:37-39 - As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. Click to read the verse Matthew 24:37-39 Click to read the verse Matthew 24:37-39

Luke 17:26 - “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. Click to read the verse Luke 17:26 Click to read the verse Luke 17:26

Proverbs 18:10 - The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:10 Click to read the verse Proverbs 18:10

Proverbs 10:6-7 - Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. Click to read the verse Proverbs 10:6-7 Click to read the verse Proverbs 10:6-7

Ezekiel 9:4-6 - and said to him, “Go throughout the city of Jerusalem and put a mark on the foreheads of those ... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 9:4-6 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 9:4-6

Acts 2:39 - The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our ... Click to read the verse Acts 2:39 Click to read the verse Acts 2:39

Psalms 91:1-10 - Psalm 91 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Click to read the verse Psalms 91:1-10 Click to read the verse Psalms 91:1-10

Isaiah 26:20-21 - Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you; hide yourselves for a little whi... Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:20-21 Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:20-21

2 Peter 2:5-9 - if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but prot... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:5-9 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:5-9

Psalms 33:18-19 - But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, Click to read the verse Psalms 33:18-19 Click to read the verse Psalms 33:18-19

Zephaniah 2:3 - Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, see... Click to read the verse Zephaniah 2:3 Click to read the verse Zephaniah 2:3

Proverbs 10:9 - The man of integrity walks securely, but he who takes crooked paths will be found out. Click to read the verse Proverbs 10:9 Click to read the verse Proverbs 10:9

Proverbs 11:4-8 - Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:4-8 Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:4-8

Job 5:19-24 - From six calamities he will rescue you; in seven no harm will befall you. Click to read the verse Job 5:19-24 Click to read the verse Job 5:19-24

Proverbs 11:4 - Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:4 Click to read the verse Proverbs 11:4

Genesis 8:16 - “Come out of the ark, you and your wife and your sons and their wives. Click to read the verse Genesis 8:16 Click to read the verse Genesis 8:16

1 Chronicles 1:4 - The sons of Noah: Shem, Ham and Japheth. Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 1:4 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 1:4

Exodus 23:2 - “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong. When you give testimony in a lawsuit, do not pervert j... Click to read the verse Exodus 23:2 Click to read the verse Exodus 23:2

Genesis 19:12 - The two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyon... Click to read the verse Genesis 19:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 19:12

Ecclesiastes 2:26 - To the man who pleases him, God gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness, but to the sinner he giv... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:26 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:26

Joshua 2:18 - unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you... Click to read the verse Joshua 2:18 Click to read the verse Joshua 2:18