Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Genesis 8

^{1 b} If God remember euerie brute beast, what oght to be the assurance of his children?

^{1 a} Not that God forgetteth his at any time, but when he sendeth succour, then he sheweth that he remembreth them.

^{4 /} Or stayed.

^{4 /} Or, Armenia.

^{4 c} Which conteined parte of September & parte of October.

^{5 d} Which was the moneth of December.

^{6 /} Ebr at the end of fourty dayes.

^{7 /} The rauen is sent forthe & returneth.

^{8 /} He sendeth the doue.

^{9 e} It is like, that the rauen did fly to and fro, resting on the Arke, but came not into it, as the doue that was taken in.

^{11 f} Which was a signe that the waters were muche diminished: for the oliues growe not on the hie mountaines.

^{11 /} Or, bil.

^{13 g} Called in Ebrewe Abib, conteining part of Marche and parte of April.

^{13 !} The flood ceaseth.

^{16 !} Noah is commanded to come forthe of the Arke with his.

^{16 h} Noah declareth his obedience in that he wolde not departe out of the Arke without Gods expresse commandement, as he did not entre in without the same.

^{20 !} He sacrificeth to the Lord.

^{20 i} For sacrifices, which were as an exercise of their faith, whereby thei vsed to giue thankes to God for his benefites.

^{21 /} Or, a swete sauour.

^{21 k} That is, thereby he shewed him selfe appeased, and his angre to rest.

^{22 l} The ordre of nature destroyed by the flood is restored by Gods promes.

^{22 !} God promiseth that all things shal continue in their first ordre.