Questions tagged [flood]
Questions about the flood in the days of Noah, as recorded in Genesis 6-8
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Was the sons of God in the book of Genesis human or angel? [duplicate]
The problem with the sons of God being actual angels would mean that the angels are related to man. For in order to take the human female and mate with them, their genetic material must match ours. ...
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What exactly is the meaning of Genesis 7:19-20?
Does Genesis 7:19-20 say the flood was 15 cubits high or the water rose 15 cubits high from the bottom of the ark?
Genesis 7:19-20
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What is the cross reference of OT to Mtt 24:37-38?
We read in Mtt 24: 37-38 (KJV):
As the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and ...
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Elam and Assur, sons of Shem, were born before/during the Flood?
My question is based especially on the way the account of Shem's descendants in Genesis 10 is arranged:
Genesis 10:22 (KJV)
The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.
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Does the usage of "all" in Matthew 24:37-39 indicate that Jesus believed in a global flood, encompassing all people worldwide?
Matthew 24:37-39 ESV
37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, ...
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Why didn't God speak to the waters to subside in Genesis 8:1?
After the flood when God wanted the waters to subside he sent the wind to that
KJV Genesis 8 : 1
And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and ...
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What is the "lattice" (heb: arubbah) described at Genesis 8:2 and is it connected to the "bands" (heb: aguddah) described at Amos 9:6?
Here are the definitions of the words aguddah and arubbah on Biblehub.
Arubbah literally means "lattice windows" (or windows in the lattice). It can be translated as "floodgates of the ...
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The Rainbow, its absence, its sudden appearance [closed]
Where was the Rainbow before the great flood?
In The Torah Portion, Noach Gen 6:9-11:32 we read that the rainbow suddenly appears, as if it where not something seen in the pre-flood days.
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What are the implications of 1 Peter 3:20 in terms of the scope of the Flood Judgement?
1 Peter 3:20 says that, after the crucifixion, Jesus preached to:
[those who] sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing......
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Why didn't Noah's righteousness/faith save his generation in Genesis 7?
Noah is said to have been righteous in his generation but his faith somehow did not help or stand as a hedge to save his generation
Genesis7:1 NASB
Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and ...
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Whom is God conversing with in Genesis 6:7?
After lamenting the degradation of humankind God passes judgement on humankind,animals and every creeping things. Its not clear who God was addressing concerning this issue
Genesis 6:7 KJV
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What are some of the Major themes associated with God's Flood recounted in Genesis 6-9?
Genesis 6:5-18 seems to suggests that God saw man's wickedness, and decides to only allow a relatively good man named Noah, and his family, but then destroy all others belonging to mankind.
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Did the raven return back after being sent by Noah Genesis 8:6-7?
Genesis 8:6-7 ESV
6 At the end of forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made 7 and sent forth a raven. It went to and fro until the waters were dried up from the earth.
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What did the seven day reprieve signify in Genesis 7:4?
After having shut Noah in the ark God waits for another seven days before the flood begins,nothing significant seems to take place during those seven days.
4 For in seven days I will send rain on the ...
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Were animals not afraid of people before the flood?
Gen 9:2
All the animals . . . will look on you with fear and terror. (NLT)
This seems to indicate to me that there was a different relationship between people and animals after the flood.
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Based on Genesis 7 verse 20 - Did 29,054.2 Feet (29,031.7 Feet + 22.5 Feet) of גֶּ֖שֶׁם "Rain" fall during הַמַּבּ֣וּל The-Flood?
Genesis 7:14 tells us Ha-Geshem הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם "The-Rain" was on the earth forty days and nights (וַיְהִ֥י הַגֶּ֖שֶׁם עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים י֔וֹם וְאַרְבָּעִ֖ים לָֽיְלָה), and the sea level ...
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In Genesis 6:7, God states that He will destroy both man and beast from the face of the earth. Why were ocean creatures omitted?
I have wondered this for a long time. Early in the Book of Genesis we read:
Genesis 6:7: "And the LORD said, 'I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to ...
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Is Jesus implying that his second coming will be a literal, extraordinary worldwide event akin to Noah's flood? Matthew 24:36-44
Matthew 24:36-44 (ESV):
36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of ...
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Does "the six hundredth year of Noah’s life" (Gen 7:11) mean the year during which Noah was 599 years old?
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In English and most other languages, positively including Spanish, the year that elapses between the birth and the first birthday of a person, say Noah, during which he is [0 years and] n ...
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Are there Hebrew linguistic connections between the images of Creation and the Flood
I have notices that there are several images within the bible that keep repeating, yet in a somewhat altered state. To begin, let us compare the first image of the Spirit hovering over the water in ...
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What Exactly Were The FloodGates & "Springs of the Deep" In Genesis 7?
Was the flood caused by rain or the waters above and below the earth? In particular I'm looking at (Gen 7:4, 7:12 vs Gen 7:11, 8:2).
"Springs of the Deep" and "FloodGates" seems ...
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Psalm 104:9 Waters will not or should not?
Does Psalm 104:9 in speaking of the waters that once covered the earth at creation say
that they will not again cover the whole earth?
or that the water might not cover the whole earth again?
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What is the object which "saves" in 1 Peter 3:21? and is it's context connected to v. 16 conscience
I am looking for a contextual answer on the meaning of v. 21, particularly what is the object that "Saves" (is it the figure of the flood? the obedience in the figure of the flood? is it baptism it ...
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Who were before and afterwards, the mighty men or the sons of God? Genesis 6:4
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I am not asking who the giants are, nor, who the sons of God are. Nor am I asking what the event was that marks the before and afterwards.
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How do the waters of Noah's flood correspond to baptism (1 Peter 3:21)?
In the NIV and the Berean Study Bible (apparently the most literal Bible translation according to its website) versions, 1 Peter 3:21 reads:
"and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you ...
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Which water is Peter referring to in 2 Peter 3:5-7?
In 2 Peter 3:5-7, the Apostle said
"For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby ...
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How did Nephilim reappear after the flood?
We all know that after Noah's flood, all living things on the earth were destroyed including the Nephilim from Genesis 6:4. It is presumed that one of the reasons God destroyed the earth was because ...
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The Nephilim and Abortions? [closed]
Since the semantic range for the Hebrew root nphl can indicate a miscarriage* (1), or even an abortion (2) (as it does in modern Hebrew today), is it possible that the Genesis 6:4 reading regarding ...
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What is the significance of Noah's name?
Throughout Genesis most (all?) of the Patriarchs' names have a significance within their respective scenes or narratives. Their names generally describe or are related to their stories.
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Genesis Flood Compared/Contrasted with Atrahasis & Gilgamesh? [duplicate]
Being the theologians that you are, I'm sure many of you are very well aware of the extra-biblical accounts pertaining to the Great Deluge. It's quite fascinating to read these other ancient sources ...
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Are the three distinctive Hebrew terms, translated "breath of life," suggesting there was a different mankind at creation than there was at the flood?
The same English phrase, "breath of life," is used to describe three distinct Hebrew phrases.
"Neshamah chay" is in Genesis 2:7 (creation). "Ruwach chay" is in Genesis 6:17 (intention for death at ...
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Is there a connection between Genesis 8:11 (dove & olive branch) and John 1:32 (Christ's baptism)?
Genesis 8:11 reads:
"And the dove came into [Noah] in the evening and lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off, so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the Earth. (KJV)
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120 years until the flood, or until Adam's death, or shorter lifespans from now on?
3Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.” ESV
Some1 have taken the 120 years in Genesis 6:3 to mean the time remaining until the ...
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Hebrew Text Indicative of a Local or Global Flood?
I am trying to look for hints in the text of Genesis regarding Noah's account. There has been plenty of debate on whether the flood described is local or global.
The usual line of thought is that the ...
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Why does Genesis refer to the flood making the earth corrupt?
Gen 9:11 says: "...neither shall there ever again be a flood to destroy the earth and make it corrupt." (Amplified Bible).
Didn't the flood wipe away corruptness? Why does it say here that the flood ...
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Is there external historic or scientific evidence of a particular flood that corresponds to the Genesis 7 account?
Some have posited that the flood account in Genesis 7 corresponds to the flooding of the Mediterranean basin, others have suggested it may correspond to the refilling of the black sea.
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How does the Noah's Ark narrative relate to the Gilgamesh flood account?
How does the Noah's Ark narrative relate to other the Gilgamesh flood account?
For reference, the Biblical flood account is in Genesis 6-10 and the Gilgamesh flood account is on Tablet XI. The ...
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