Genesis 6:14
The Scripture
(14) Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The chapter opens with God observing that the earth is filled with violence and violence among people, and He decides to wipe out humanity. He then commands Noah to build a large ark to save his family and pairs of every animal from the coming flood. The purpose of the flood is to cleanse the earth of its wickedness.
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Related verses (shared words)
Exodus 40:20I Samuel 5:8I Samuel 5:10Genesis 6:16Genesis 8:9Exodus 2:3