And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
What does Genesis 7:23 mean?
All the men, women, and children, that were in the world, excepting those in the ark, died. We may easily imagine what terror seized them.
Key themes
HopeAnxiety and fearCreationFall
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Keep this verse inside Genesis 7:21-24 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
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Glossary
- Ark Object
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Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.
- Noah Person
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Rest, (Heb. Noah) the grandson of Methuselah ( Gen. 5:25-29 ), who was for two hundred and fifty years contemporary with Adam, and the son of Lamech, who was about fifty years old at the time of Adam’s death.