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NASB | 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 7:17 ¶ The flood [the great downpour of rain] was forty days and nights on the earth; and the waters increased and lifted up the ark, and it floated [high] above the land. |
Bible Question: Was the flood global or regional? |
Bible Answer: The following is cited for reference: Gen 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. 18 The water prevailed and increased greatly upon the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. 19 The water prevailed more and more upon the earth, so that all the high mountains everywhere under the heavens were covered. 20 The water prevailed fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered. 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; 22 of all that was on the dry land, all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died. 23 Thus He blotted out every living thing that was upon the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky, and they were blotted out from the earth; and only Noah was left, together with those that were with him in the ark. I guess a person could read and interpret this passage a couple of different ways but it surely seems clear to me. It seems especially emphatic that so much water covered the planet that every form of life that was NOT in the Ark died. That alone, to me means a tremendous amount of water coverd all the mountains on this planet. Where did all this water come from? Verse 11 says the water came out of the "foundations of the deep." That and the melted ice from the polar caps I would think would be enough to cover the whole planet. But I'd still be interested in your opinion. God bless. |
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