Noah took SEVEN PAIRS (14 of each for the math inept) of every clean animal and one pair of every unclean animal.
Genesis 7:2 "Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female."
Old bar bet:
How many animals of each kind did Noah take on the ark with him?
A) 0
B) 2
C) 7
D) 14
E) All the above
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The answer is . . . E)
0 – Gen 7: 14 “They had with them every wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds, every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird according to its kind, everything with wings.” (Fish were excluded)
2 – Gen 7:2b “. . . and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate”
7 – (Gen 7:13 “On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark.”
14 - Gen 7:2a “Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate . . .”
And that’s the first mention of clean and unclean animals in the Bible too, chronologically speaking.
Scientists also like to say that most of the species that exist on earth have yet to be discovered, too.
BTW, the list would have included two behemoths. Depending on who you believe, that could have been a pair of the species Paraceratherium.