🌱WEB · Genesis 7:22
What does Genesis 7:22 mean?
"All on the dry land, in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died."
— Genesis 7:22 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The waters rose very high on the earth. All the high mountains that were under the whole sky were covered.
The waters rose fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered.
All flesh died that moved on the earth, including birds, livestock, animals, every creeping thing that creeps on the earth, and every man.
All on the dry land, in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, died.
Every living thing was destroyed that was on the surface of the ground, including man, livestock, creeping things, and birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those who were with him in the ship.
The waters flooded the earth one hundred fifty days.
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