So Jehovah gave Noah advance notice that He was going to bring a global deluge and instructed him to build an ark. All humankind, apart from Noah and his family, would be wiped off the surface of the earth.
Hävitamisele pidid kuuluma isegi loomad, väljaarvatud iga põhilise loomaliigi vähesed esindajad, keda Noa pidi võtma laeva. — 1.