Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Genesis 6:14
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Genesis6:14
14. Make thee an ark--ark, a hollow chest (Ex 2:3).
gopher wood--probably cypress, remarkable for its durability and abounding on the Armenian mountains.
rooms--cabins or small cells.
pitch it within and without--mineral pitch, asphalt, naphtha, or some bituminous substance, which, when smeared over and become hardened, would make it perfectly watertight.
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