'Waters' in the Bible
Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water.”
So God blessed them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
So Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives entered the ark because of the waters of the flood.
Seven days later the waters of the flood came on the earth.
The flood continued for 40 days on the earth; the waters increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the earth.
The waters surged and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water.
Then the waters surged even higher on the earth, and all the high mountains under the whole sky were covered.
The mountains were covered as the waters surged above them more than 20 feet.
The water steadily receded from the earth, and by the end of 150 days the waters had decreased significantly.
The waters continued to recede until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible.
and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.
I confirm My covenant with you that never again will every creature be wiped out by the waters of a flood; there will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”