Genesis 7:4

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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.

For

Forty days

Genesis 7:12

And every

Genesis 7:21

Genesis 6:17

General references

Genesis 7:17

Bible References

For

It happened after the seven days, that the waters of the flood came on the earth.

No plant of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain on the earth. There was not a man to till the ground,

The LORD said, "My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; yet will his days be one hundred twenty years."

He stayed yet another seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ship.

Fulfill the week of this one, and we will give you the other also for the service which you will serve with me yet seven other years."

He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.

For he draws up the drops of water, which distill in rain from his vapor,

Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.

"I also have withheld the rain from you, when there were yet three months to the harvest; and I caused it to rain on one city, and caused it not to rain on another city. One place was rained on, and the piece where it did not rain withered.

Forty days

The rain was on the earth forty days and forty nights.

And every

All flesh died that moved on the earth, including birds, livestock, animals, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man.

I, even I, do bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die.

General references

The flood was forty days on the earth. The waters increased, and lifted up the ship, and it was lifted up above the earth.