Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

Forty days

General references

Bible References

For

Genesis 7:10
It came about after the seven days, that the water of the flood came upon the earth.
Genesis 2:5
Now no shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no plant of the field had yet sprouted, for the Lord God had not sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
Genesis 6:3
Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years.”
Genesis 8:10
So he waited yet another seven days; and again he sent out the dove from the ark.
Genesis 29:27
Complete the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you shall serve with me for another seven years.”
Job 28:25
“When He imparted weight to the wind
And meted out the waters by measure,
Job 36:27
“For He draws up the drops of water,
They distill rain from the mist,
Job 37:11
“Also with moisture He loads the thick cloud;
He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
Amos 4:7
“Furthermore, I withheld the rain from you
While there were still three months until harvest.
Then I would send rain on one city
And on another city I would not send rain;
One part would be rained on,
While the part not rained on would dry up.

Forty days

Genesis 7:12
The rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.

And every

Genesis 7:21
All flesh that moved on the earth perished, birds and cattle and beasts and every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind;
Genesis 6:17
Behold, I, even I am bringing the flood of water upon the earth, to destroy all flesh in which is the breath of life, from under heaven; everything that is on the earth shall perish.

General references

Genesis 7:17
Then the flood came upon the earth for forty days, and the water increased and lifted up the ark, so that it rose above the earth.

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