...Hiftorian has given of it. He tells us that the Waters prevailed exceedingly upon the Earth, and that all the high Hills that •were under the whole Heaven were covered. — And all Fle/h died that moved upon the Earth, both of Fowl, and of Cattle, and of Beajl, and of...

...(late the only text [_y], which may feem to require being underftood to extend to a general deluge. *' And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth,...that were under the whole heaven were '« covered. f* Fifteen cubits upwards did the waters prevail, and the " mountains were covered." Gen. vii. 19 and...

...prevailed, and were increaled greatly upon the earth : and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth...hills that were under the whole heaven, were covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail ; and the mountains were covered. 21 And all flefh...

...the * Divipe Legation. the waters increased, and bare up the ark,- and it was lift upon the earth. Fifteen cubits upwards did the waters prevail, and the mountains were covered." * Of the waters having covered the'globe, the Scythians had traditional accounts, and that their country...

...prevailed, and were increafed greatly upon the earth. And the art went upon the face of the luateri. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth...and all the high hills, that were under the whole beat/en, were covered." This expreflion, " under the ivbilt heaven," fignifies only the -vahóle horizon...

...reafon alfo was, that they could not find water enough to make it univerfal. But Mofes fays, that " All the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits (twenty-two feet and a half) upward dkl the waters prevail, and the mountains were covered." If all...

...floods of rain rufhed from the fky : " the " waters prevailed exceedingly upon the (w) 2 Peter, ii. 5. " earth ; and all the high hills that were " under the whole heaven were covered," The ark, containing the fole remnants of the human race and of the animated world, floated on the boundlefs...

...Peter, ii. 5. c " the i " the windows of heaven were opened :'* floods of rain rufhed from the fky : " the " waters prevailed exceedingly upon the " earth...that were under " the whole heaven were covered." The ark, containing the fole remnants of the human race and of the animated world, floated on the boundlcfs...

...leaft, the higheft rocks on the mountain tops fhall fave them. " But the waters prevail exceedingly, and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail, and the mountains were covered. And all flefh died that moved upon 'the...

...Noah, but only came into existence at the time when ' the fountains of the great deep were broken ' up, and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven were ' covered.' Incredible as it may now seem, this explanation obtained much favour, and in various forms held its...