Genesis 7:1

And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Cross-reference

Genesis 7:7 Historical context

Genesis 7:7 records the immediate fulfillment of God's command to enter the ark, showing Noah's obedient response.

Genesis 6:9 Parallel

Genesis 6:9 describes Noah as righteous and blameless, the basis for God's command to enter the ark here.

Genesis 6:11 Historical context

Genesis 6:11 describes the earth as corrupt and violent — the very reason God commands Noah to enter the ark in 7:1, showing the contrast with Noah's righteousness.

Genesis 6:12 Historical context

Genesis 6:12 describes all flesh corrupting their way — the reason God singles out Noah as righteous in 7:1.

Genesis 6:18 Historical context

Genesis 6:18 records God's covenant with Noah — the same promise to save him and his family that is enacted in 7:1.

Genesis 8:16 Historical context

Genesis 8:16 is God's command to leave the ark — the exit that follows the entry commanded in 7:1.

Genesis 19:12 has angels telling Lot to gather his family before Sodom's destruction — a similar rescue pattern to Noah's in 7:1.

2 Peter 2:5 Allusion

2 Peter 2:5 calls Noah a preacher of righteousness preserved from the flood — directly referencing this event.

1 Peter 3:20 refers to the ark's construction and the eight souls saved through water, linking to baptism.

Hebrews 11:7 commends Noah's faith in building the ark, which saved his household — directly referencing this event.

Luke 17:26 Typology

Luke 17:26 parallels the days of Noah with the coming of the Son of Man — people ate, drank, and were oblivious to judgment.

Matthew 24:37-39 compares the days of Noah to the coming of the Son of Man — people were unaware until the flood came.

Ezekiel 9:4-6 shows a similar pattern of marking the righteous for preservation from judgment, as Noah was singled out before the flood.

Isaiah 26:20 echoes God's call to Noah, urging His people to hide until divine wrath passes—a clear parallel to entering the ark.

Ezekiel 14:14 names Noah as a righteous man who could only save himself — reinforcing the unique righteousness of Noah in 7:1.

Philippians 2:15 calls believers blameless children in a crooked generation — echoing Noah's blamelessness amid a corrupt world before the flood.

Zephaniah 2:3 calls the humble to seek righteousness, possibly to be hidden in judgment — echoing Noah's shelter from the flood.