At the same time, God told Noah to take all the varieties of animals into the ark ​ — by sevens in the case of the clean ones, fit for sacrificial use, and the rest by twos. ​ — Genesis 7: 1 - 3.
Jumal käskis Noal viia laeva ka eri liiki loomad: puhastest — ohverdamiseks sobivatest — loomadest seitse ja teistest kaks.