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Genesis 7:6

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Now Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters came upon the earth.
Genesis 7:6 · Berean Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters came on the earth.
  • KJV And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
  • NKJV Noah was six hundred years old when the floodwaters were on the earth.
  • NASB Now Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of water came upon the earth.
  • NLT Noah was 600 years old when the flood covered the earth.

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Quick answer

Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came. The detail anchors the event in history.

Overview

Recording Noah's age roots the flood narrative in real chronology rather than myth. It also conveys the long patience of God, who waited through Noah's lifetime while the ark was being built. The precise notation reflects the historical character of God's saving acts throughout Scripture.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Gen 5:32After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
  • Gen 8:13In Noah’s six hundred and first year, on the first day of the first month, the waters had dried up from the earth. So Noah removed the covering from the ark and saw that the surface of the ground was dry.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (2)
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  • VideoBibleProject — Genesis videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on GenesisMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

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  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

From the first promise that the seed of the woman would crush the serpent (3:15), through Abraham's blessing to all nations and Judah's coming ruler, Genesis sows every seed that flowers in Christ — the true offspring, the better Adam, the ram caught for Isaac.

How Genesis 7:6 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And Noahנֹחַwas sixשֵׁשׁhundredמֵאָהyearsשָׁנֶהoldבֵּןwhen the floodמַבּוּלof watersמַיִםwas upon the earthאֶרֶץ
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