Genesis | |
---|---|
Testament: | Old |
Description: | Genesis is the first book of the Bible and describes the creation of the world, the fall of humanity, and the early history of humanity, including the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, and the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It outlines God's covenant with Abraham and his descendants, setting the foundation for the rest of the biblical narrative. |
Chapter: | 7 |
Verse: | 24 |
Translations | |||
---|---|---|---|
Language | Language Code | Language Name | Verse Text |
English | kjv | King James Version | And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and fifty days. |
English | bbe | Bible in Basic English | And the waters were over the earth a hundred and fifty days. |
English | web | World English Bible | The waters flooded the earth one hundred fifty days. |
English | webbe | World English Bible, British Edition | The waters flooded the earth one hundred and fifty days. |
Latin | clementine | Clementine Latin Vulgate | Obtinueruntque aquƦ terram centum quinquaginta diebus. |
Explanations | |
---|---|
Age Group | Explanation |
5 | This verse tells us that the waters continued to decrease until the tops of the mountains were visible. |
10 | This verse informs us that the water levels kept dropping until the mountain peaks were visible. |
15 | This verse describes the gradual recession of the floodwaters, until the mountain tops finally became visible. |
20 | This verse indicates the slow but steady process by which the floodwaters receded, eventually revealing the mountain tops. |