I'm not sure of the exact verse or chapter but when god is telling noah to put 2 of each animal on the ark he says that he shall but 2 of each clean beast and 7 of each non clean beast. I know a clean beast is an animal that you can eat but why 7 of non clean beasts and why is this scarcley mentioned in one verse?
2007-11-20 11:20:07 · 13 answers · asked by cuyler a 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You have it backwards. 2 of the unclean and 7 of the clean. Most probably the clean creatures would be used for sacrifice and later for food.
2007-11-20 11:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by Poor Richard 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 7:1-4 "The LORD then said to Noah, "Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. 2 Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and two pairs of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, 3 and also seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth. 4 Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living creature I have made."
2007-11-20 19:25:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Gen 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.
2007-11-20 19:25:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As the other user wrote- it's 2 of each unclean, to keep up those species, and 7 of the clean (extras were for sacrifices, though).
2007-11-20 19:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by NAnswers 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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.
2007-11-20 19:27:03 · answer #5 · answered by Wally 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Genesis 7:2
You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female;
2007-11-20 19:25:10 · answer #6 · answered by SETFREEBYJESUS 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
7 of the clean. I presume for eating
2007-11-20 19:31:23 · answer #7 · answered by Cuchulain 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't 2 of each animal...it was 2 of each KIND. Example: 2 dogs, not 2 poodles, 2 german shepherds, etc.
2007-11-20 19:24:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I believe those were the animals were you could not eat!
God loves you....God bless
2007-11-20 19:28:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/525
2007-11-20 19:23:44 · answer #10 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋