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Genesis 7:17-20

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.

Cross References for Genesis 7:17-20

Genesis 6:17 - I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creat... Click to read the verse Genesis 6:17 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:17

Genesis 7:4 - Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will w... Click to read the verse Genesis 7:4 Click to read the verse Genesis 7:4

Genesis 7:12 - And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights. Click to read the verse Genesis 7:12 Click to read the verse Genesis 7:12