Genesis 7:1

Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.

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In The King James Version

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

In Context

2You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate;

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Cross References

Genesis 6:18But I will establish My covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife and your sons’ wives with you.

Genesis 7:13On that very day Noah entered the ark, along with his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and his wife, and the three wives of his sons—

Psalms 33:18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

Proverbs 10:6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 11:4Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 7:1

In this chapter we have the performance of what was foretold in the foregoing chapter, both concerning the destruction of the old world and the salvation of Noah; for we may be sure that no word of God shall fall to the ground. There we left Noah busy about his ark, and full of care to get it finished in time, while the rest of his neighbours were laughing at him for his pains. Now here we see what was the end thereof, the end of his care and of their carelessness. And this famous period of the old world gives us… Read the whole commentary →

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