“For forty days the flood kept coming on the earth, and the waters rose and lifted the ark high above the earth.”
Genesis 7:17
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Who shut the door of the ark?
The verse before this one says the LORD Himself shut the door of the ark (Genesis 7:16). Until then Genesis tells of Noah working, building, gathering and obeying. From there on the credit goes to God, who kept Noah safe while the waters rose for forty days.
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