Genesis 7:17

And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth.

Cross-reference

In Genesis 7:4, God promises forty days of rain; here the floodwaters rise exactly as predicted — direct fulfillment.

Genesis 7:12 specifies the forty days of rain that caused the flood described here.

Genesis 7:10 marks the flood's beginning; this verse describes its progress after forty days.

Genesis 6:17 records God's decree to bring the flood, which this verse fulfills.

Genesis 8:4 shows the ark resting after the flood, contrasting with the rising waters here.

1 Peter 3:20 directly references Noah's flood and the ark, using it as a type of baptism.