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Genesis 8:1–2

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AND God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;
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  1. Genesis 30:22Rank 1 from verse 1
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    22¶ And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb.

  2. Genesis 19:29Rank 2 from verse 1
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    29¶ And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

  3. Psalms 136:23Rank 3 from verse 1
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    23Who remembered us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever:

  4. Exodus 2:24Rank 4 from verse 1
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    24And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

  5. 1 Samuel 1:19Rank 5 from verse 1
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    19¶ And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her.

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  1. Genesis 7:11Rank 1 from verse 2
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    11¶ In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.

  2. Matthew 8:26–27Rank 2 from verse 2
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    26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

    27But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

  3. Proverbs 8:28Rank 3 from verse 2
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    28When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

  4. Job 37:11–13Rank 4 from verse 2
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    11Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:

    12And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

    13He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

  5. Job 38:37Rank 5 from verse 2
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    37Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

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Genesis 8:1

COMBINED MEANING

remembered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of remember. Sense 1: To retain in mind or call back to mind; to recall. Sense 2: To keep in mind with heed, observance, commemoration, or corresponding action. Sense 3: To take account of a person, promise, deed, sin, or need and act with regard to it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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living

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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ark

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1. The sacred chest called the ark of God, the testimony, or the covenant, made for Israel and set in the tabernacle or temple; the ark of God's testament is also seen in the heavenly temple. 2. The great vessel built by Noah in which his household and living creatures were preserved through the flood. 3. The small covered vessel of bulrushes in which the infant Moses was laid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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wind

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Sense 1: Air in motion; a current of air. Sense 2: Breath or a movement of air from breathing. Sense 3: By figure, something empty, unstable, or passing.

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COMBINED MEANING

pass

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To go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Genesis 8:2

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deep

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Sense 1: Great in depth, or a place far beneath the surface. Sense 2: The sea, an abyss of waters, or deep waters. Sense 3: Profound, hidden, or difficult to reach or understand.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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windows

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Sense 1: Openings in walls or structures that admit light, air, sight, or passage. Sense 2: Figures of openings in heaven.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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stopped

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Closed, blocked, obstructed, restrained, intercepted, or silenced so that flow, passage, action, or reply could not continue.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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rain

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Sense 1: Water falling in drops from the clouds. Sense 2: As a verb, to fall or pour down like rain.

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restrained

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of restrain, meaning to hold back, check, limit, repress, prevent, or keep under control.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604

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1AND God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

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2The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

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3And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.

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