Old bar bet:
How many animals of each kind did Noah take on the ark with him?
A) 0
B) 2
C) 7
D) 14
E) All the above
= = =
The answer is . . . E)
0 – Gen 7: 14 “They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind, everything with wings.” (Fish were excluded)
2 – Gen 7:2b “. . . and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate”
7 – (Gen 7:13 “On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark.”
14 - Gen 7:2a “Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate . . .”
Interesting post. It should be noted that Noah is reported as having one wife, the number of wives each of his sons is not reported, except that it was apparently at least one each.