Genesis 7:12 meaning and explanation
And the rain fell upon the earth for forty days and forty nights.
Genesis 7:12, Berean Standard Bible
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Genesis 7:12 sits inside the flood account, where God has just told Noah that rain will fall for forty days and forty nights (verse 4). Verse 11 describes the two sources of the water: the fountains of the great deep burst open and the floodgates of the heavens were opened.
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