...leaft, the higheft rocks on. the mountain-tops (hall fave them. " But the waters prevail exceedingly, and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven,...waters prevail, and the mountains were covered. And all flefh died that moved upon'the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beaft, and of every creeping...

...i. (/) 2 Peter, ii. 5. " the windows of heaven were opened:" floods of rain rufhed from the fky: " the " waters prevailed exceedingly upon the " earth...that were under " the whole heaven were covered." The ark, containing the fole remnants of the human race and of the animated world, floated on the boundlefs...

...There, are MANY " CONSIDERATIONS," says he, " OPPOSING " this opinion." The bible says exprefsly, " The " waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth, " and ALL THE HIGH HILLS THAT WERE UN* Jefferson's Notes on Vits«vva, " DER THE WHOLE HEAVEN were covered*." Mr. Jefferson enters into...

...upon the earth ; and all the lofty mountains that -were under the whole heavens were covered. 19. I. And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth, and all the high mountains that were under the whole heavens were covered. ao. Fifteen cubits upward did the waters...

...this were not the cafe, the Mofaic account would be contradictory in itfelf, as we are told that, " all the high " hills that were under the whole Heaven were covered." This conceflion being allowed, we may fuppofe that the ark, inftead of refting in Armenia, firft flruck...

...the hands of God: it rained—no mention is made of waters for the purpose. The deluge was universal: all the high hills that were under the whole heaven were covered ; it did not cease in consequence of the annihiliation of the waters, but they were, evaporated by...

...• Vol. i, 134. -(- Gen. vi, vii, viii. ** the earth j and all the high hills, that were under the k whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward...waters prevail ; and the mountains were covered." " And the waters returned from off the earth continually ; " and after the end of the hundred and fifty days...

...prevailed, and were increased greatly upon the earth ; and the ark went upon the face of the waters. ty And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth...hills that were under the whole heaven were covered. 20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. 21 And all flesh died...

...upon the earth. And the ark went upon " the face of the waters. And the waters prevailed exceed" ingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were " under the whole heaven, were covered!' This expression, " under the whole heaven" signifies only the whole horizon of the inhabited lands;...

...It is not easy to reconcile this hypothesis, with those words of Moses, " The waters increased—and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven, were covered. Fifteen cubits upward [above the highest] did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered;" Gen. vii. 19, 23. We have...