Genesis 7:13

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Genesis 7:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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;
Genesis 7:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Genesis 7

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13In 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;

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, etc.] That is, on the seventeenth day of the second month; (see Gill on “<010711>Genesis 7:11”) the names of Noah and his three sons are expressed, but not the names of his wife, and of the wives of his sons; they are only described by their relation as follows: and Noah’s wife, and the three wives of his sons, into the ark: but other writers pretend to give us their names; Berosus f424 calls the wife of Noah “Tytea”, the great, and Aretia, plainly from “Tit”, clay, and “Aerets”, the earth; and his sons’ wives Pandora, Noela, and Noegla: according to Sanchoniatho f425, the name of Noah was “Epigeus”, a man of…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“- XXV. The Flood The date is here given, at which the flood commenced and the entrance into the ark was completed. “In seven days.” On the seventh day from the command. “In the second month.” The primeval year commenced about the autumnal equinox; we may say, on the nearest new moon. The rains began about a month or six weeks after the equinox, and, consequently, not far from the seventeenth of the second month. “All the fountains of the great deep, and the windows of the skies.” It appears that the deluge was produced by a gradual commotion of nature on a grand scale. The gathering clouds were dissolved into incessant showers. But this was not sufficient of itself to effect the overwhelming…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“day: Gen 7:1, Gen 7:7-9, Gen 6:18; Heb 11:7; Pe1 3:20; Pe2 2:5 and Shem: Gen 5:32, Gen 6:10, Gen 9:18, Gen 9:19, Gen 10:1, Gen 10:2, Gen 10:6, Gen 10:21; 1Chr. 1:4-28 Genesis 7:14”
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