Genesis 7:22 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ All in whose nostrils was the breathf of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. ”

• Genesis 7:22 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The prevalence of the waters. The forty days are now completed. And at the end of this period the ark had been afloat for a long time. It was drifted on the waters in the direction in which they we...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Flood. This section has been very skilfully composed from both J and P. There are numerous repetitions: Genesis 6:5-8 and Genesis 6:12 f.; Genesis 7:7-9 and Genesis 7:13-16 ; Genesis 7:...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  breath . neshamah. App-16. of life. Hebrew of the spirit ( ruach, App-9), of life (Hebrew. chay).

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• Genesis 7:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land , died. Of all that was in the dry land - From this we may conclude that such animals only as could not live in the...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died. No JFB commentary on this verse.

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• Genesis 7:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Flood (continued) 2. By sevens] RV 'seven and seven,' or seven pairs. The clean animals might be used for food, and would also be required for sacrifice. Observe that in Genesis 6:19 this di...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE FLOOD Genesis 5:1-32 ; Genesis 6:1-22 ; Genesis 7:1-24 ; Genesis 8:1-22 ; Genesis 9:1-29 THE first great event which indelibly impressed itself on the memory of the primeval world was t...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Great Flood Genesis 7:1-24 What anguish! They climbed the highest story of their towers, then to the hills, but the greedy waters followed them, till the last crag was covered, and all livi...

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• Genesis 7:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  At last the work was completed, and the man who by faith had done that which was evidence of his folly in the eyes of the world entered the Ark, leaving behind him all his possessions. Then came the...

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• Genesis 7:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  All in whose nostrils [was] the breath of life ,.... Whether of fowls, beast, cattle, or creeping things: of all that was in the dry land, died ; by which description fishes were excepted, since t...

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• Genesis 7:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  All in whose nostrils [was] the breath of life, of all that [was] in the dry [land], died. Ver. 22. All in whose nostrils was the breath of life died, of all that was in the dry land. ] This las...

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• Genesis 7:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  PRESERVED THROUGH THE FLOOD Certainly so tremendous a project as the preparing of the ark would attract great attention by all the people, for in spite of Noah's preaching of righteousness ( 2 Pet...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

        21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:   22 All in whose nostrils...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Whether men or beasts, &c., all that breathed the same air with man, all that lived in the same element which man by his sins had infected; whereby the fishes are excepted, as living in another e...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, cattle, wild animals and every creeping thing that crept on the earth, and every man, all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, a...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 7:11 . Great deep.] “The great abyss—the mighty roaring deep:” Heb. tehôm —same word as in Genesis 1:2 ; Proverbs 8:24 , &c: Sept. and Vulg. “abyss.” Broken up. ]...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Gen. 6-7 A long period elapsed between the commencement of the building of the ark and the actual flood. During that period we notice: (1) the strength of Noah's faith. God has told him of a deluge...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Genesis 7:1 . And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; Notice that the Lord did not say to Noah, «Go into the ark,» but «Come,» plainly implying that God was himself...

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• Genesis 7:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Genesis 7:2 ; Genesis 7:8 . Clean beasts by sevens. Male and female, reserving one for sacrifice. God's special care is over man and beast, and over the preservation of religion. Genesis 7:1...

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• Genesis 7:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Genesis 7:11 , Genesis 7:12 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month. Not (1) of Noah's 600th year. (Knobel); but either (2) of the theocratic y...

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• Genesis 7:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Destruction Caused by the Flood

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• Genesis 7:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  breath of life. Heb. breath of the spirit of life. Genesis 2:7 Genesis 6:17

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• Genesis 7:22 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Waters Prevailed Genesis 7:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As introductory we wish to bring before you statements concerning Noah and the ark which are found in the First Epistle of Peter. 1. Wh...

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