Genesis 7:10

And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

Genesis 7:9

There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

Genesis 7:8

Of clean beasts, and of beasts that [are] not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

Genesis 7:7

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

Genesis 7:6

And Noah [was] six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

Noah was born 1056 years after Adam; so the flood began 1656 years after Adam.

Genesis 7:5

And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.

Genesis 7:4

For yet [after 7 more days] seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy [blot out] from off the face of the earth.

Genesis 7:3

Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female; to keep seed [the species] alive upon the face of all the earth

Genesis 7:2

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that [are] not clean by two, the male and his female.


note:  God told Noah to take 7 of clean beast's for provisions of sacrifice post-flood.

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Genesis 6:22

Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he.

Genesis 6:21

And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather [it] to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.

Genesis 6:20

Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle [animals] after their kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two of every [sort] shall come unto thee, to keep [them] alive.

Note:  The word "kind" is used when talking about the different species.  It does indicate that there could be variations of each "kind", and only one of each was taken.  For instance, there are horses, mules, donkeys, zebra's, but one of the "kind" of horse was taken.

Genesis 6:19

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every [sort] shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep [them] alive with thee; they shall be male and female.

Genesis 6:18

But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.

Genesis 6:17

And, behold, I, even I, do bring [am bringing] a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein [is] the breath of life, from under heaven; [and] every thing that [is] in the earth shall die.

Genesis 6:16

A window shalt thou make to [for] the ark, and in [to a cubit from above you shall finish it] a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; [with] lower, second, and third [stories] shalt thou make it.