Genesis 7:20
The waters rose and covered the mountaintops to a depth of fifteen cubits.
Note 15 cubits is approximately 22.5 feet or 6.9 meters.
Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
The waters rose fifteen cubits higher, and the mountains were covered.
Note A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.
Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- and the mountains
- Psalm 104:6; Jeremiah 3:23