2348 BC · AM 1656 · Creation and Pre-Flood
The LORD commands Noah to enter the ark
The LORD commanded Noah and his household to enter the ark because He had found Noah righteous in his generation. He announced that rain would begin after seven days, and Noah did all that He commanded (Genesis 7:1-5).
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📖 Genesis 7:1–3
1Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. 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; 3and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.
Sources: AiG: Timeline for the Flood
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