Genesis 6:20 (WEB)
Of the birds after their kind, of the livestock after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort will come to you, to keep them alive.
Fathers and councils · 2
Tertullian
““Out of all beasts,” said (God), “out of all flesh, two shalt thou lead into the ark, that they may live with thee, male and female: they shall be (taken) from all flying animals according to…” — editor's note: Comp. Gen. vi. 19, 20.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For this is the force of the words, “They shall come unto thee,”—not, that is to say, by man’s effort, but by God’s will.” — editor's note: Gen. vi. 19, 20.
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Cross-references · 10
Cited together in On Monogamy Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Monogamy Chapter 4.
Cited together in The City of God XV.27.
Cited together in On Monogamy Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Monogamy Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Monogamy Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Monogamy Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Monogamy Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Monogamy Chapter 4.
Cited together in On Monogamy Chapter 4.