Reference

Genesis 7:8

Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
6

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.

7

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.

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Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

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There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

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And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Pre-Law Clean/Unclean Distinction
Semantic Discovery
90% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Pre-Law Clean/Unclean Distinction

The verse simply describes categories of animals being gathered, and the terms "clean" and "not clean" could be a descriptive classification understood by the original audience without necessarily implying a divinely ordained ritual distinction predating the Mosaic Law.

Levitical Dietary Law

This verse simply categorizes animals as "clean" and "not clean" without any mention of dietary restrictions or the Mosaic Law, which was established much later. It describes animals entering the ark, not rules for consumption.