...once, some two thousand years after the creation, a deluge came " upon the face of the whole earth," and the " waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth,...hills that were under the whole heaven were covered," because " the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened." As...

...described as a violent cataclysm: "The same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up . . . And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth, and all the high hills . . . were covered." The result was the death of all human beings, except those aboard the ark: "And...

...prevailed and were increased greatly upon the earth and finally they prevailed exceedingly so that "all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered." Scholars disagree as to the universality of the Flood. The language of the narrative certainly embraces...

...prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth;...hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. And all flesh died that...

...everything that is on the earth shall die" (Genesis 6:17). Then again, in Genesis 7:19, it states, "the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth;...hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered." Lastly, in Genesis 7:23, it states, "And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face...

...greatly upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceeding upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven were covered." Then in accordance with the will of God, "... the waters were dried up from off the earth; and Noah...

...ark, and it was lifted up above the earth. 18 ... and the ark went upon the face of the waters. 19... and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered. 21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of...

...rained down upon the Earth during the Flood in the book of Genesis. Considering the biblical starement "All the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered," Paulos compured that half a billion cubic miles of warer had to have covered the Earth. Since it rained...

...where Noach's Ark might have landed. Genesis (7:19-21) reports on the hugeness of the tidal waves: "And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the Earth;...that [were] under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. And all flesh died that...

...evolutionary process after the Flood? The depth of the waters indicates a worldwide flood. Genesis 7:19,20, And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth;...hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. All of the mountains...