Genesis 7:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

In the selfsame day on which the flood began by that terrible shower. Heb. In the body, or essence, or strength of the day, as Genesis 17:26 Leviticus 23:14 Joshua 10:27: q. d. Not in the dark or twilight, like one ashamed of his action, or afraid of the people, but when it was clear day, or about noon-tide, in the public view of the world.

Genesis 7:13

13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark;