Questions and Answers

How many kinds of did Noah bring into the ark, two or seven?

Genesis 6 simply instructs Noah to preserve two of every kind.

Genesis 7 is additional information where seven of the clean animals were to be taken and two of every other kind.

The reason for this is that the extra animals were for sacrifice. Logically, to have seven pairs also means that there are two pairs, since the two are included in the seven. If one verse said take only one pair and another verse said seven pairs, that would be a contradiction.

• Genesis 7:2-3 - Take with you seven of every kind of clean animal

• Genesis 6:19-20 - You are to bring into the ark two of all living creatures