Genesis 7:17Douay-Rheims
And the flood was forty days upon the earth, and the waters increased, and lifted up the ark on high from earth.
Related Verses
Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.
Genesis 1:2
And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
Genesis 1:6
And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.
Genesis 1:7
And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.
Genesis 1:9
God also said: Let the waters that are under the heaven, be gathered together into one place: and let the dry land appear. And it was so done.