And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
Verse 14. And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day] From this it appears that Noah was in the ark a complete solar year, or three hundred and sixty-five days; for he entered the ark the 17th day of the second month, in the six hundredth year of his life, Ge 7:11; Ge 7:13, and continued in it till the 27th day of the second month, in the six hundredth and first year of his life, as we see above. The months of the ancient Hebrews were lunar; the first six consisted of thirty days each, the latter six of twenty-nine; the whole twelve months making three hundred and fifty-four days: add to this eleven days, (for though he entered the ark the preceding year on the seventeenth day of the second month, he did not come out till the twenty-seventh of the same month in the following year,) which make exactly three hundred and sixty-five days, the period of a complete solar revolution; the odd hours and minutes, as being fractions of time, noncomputed, though very likely all included in the account. This year, according to the Hebrew computation, was the one thousand six hundred and fifty-seventh year from the creation; but according to the reckoning of the Septuagint it was the two thousand two hundred and forty-second, and according to Dr. Hales, the two thousand two hundred and fifty-sixth. See Clarke on Ge 11:12.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Not only from water, as it was Gen 8:13, but from mud and dirt also. So the flood continued ten days more than a year, by comparing this with Gen 7:11.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month,…. This was the month Marchesvan, as the Targum of Jonathan, which answers to part of our October, and part of our November; though according to Bishop Usher y, this day was Friday the eighteenth of December, A. M. 1657; it was on the seventeenth of this month that Noah went into the ark, Ge 7:11 so that be was in it twelve months and ten days, according to a solar year; but if the reckoning is made according to Jewish months, six of which consisted of thirty days, and six of twenty nine only, then the twelve months made but three hundred and fifty four days, add to which eleven days to the twenty seventh, fully ended, it makes three hundred and sixty five days; so that he was in the ark just a full year, according to the course of the sun; but it seems very plain that the months here reckoned consisted of thirty days, since the one hundred and fifty, days when the waters abated are reckoned, from the seventeenth day of the second month, to the seventeenth day of the seventh month; which make exactly five months, and allow thirty days to a month: and at this time, when Noah had waited almost two months, after he had removed the covering of the ark,
was the earth dried; so that it was fit to walk upon, and was become commodious both for man and beast: a different word from that in the preceding verse is here used for “dry”, this being a different kind, or, however, a greater degree of dryness than the other.
y Ut supra. (Annales Vet. Test. p. 4.)
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(14) In the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month.That is, fifty-seven days after Noah removed the covering, and a year and eleven days after the flood began. The word rendered dried at the end of this verse is different from that translated dried up and dry in Gen. 8:13, and marks a further stage in the process. It should be translated, was thoroughly dry.
There is in this year and eleven days a curious fact. It is reasonably certain that thirty days were reckoned to a month. But as a matter of fact, twelve lunar months do not make 360 days, but only about 354. Probably, therefore, the day of the new moon was often twice counted, as the last of the old month and the first of the new. But if to these 354 days we add 11, that is, from the 17th to the 27th of the second month. the result is exactly a full solar year of 365 days.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Gen 8:14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.
Ver. 14. And in the second month. ] This was God’s good time, which holy Noah was content to wait; which we must also learn to do, or all will be out of order. Christ oft stayeth long, till “the fourth watch”. Mat 14:25 As he never faileth at his own time, so he seldom cometh at ours. Do therefore as the martyr did, who might have escaped privately out of prison, and was tempted so to do by his friends. But he replied, I will not go out of prison, when my friends would have it so, for that would be too soon; neither shall I stay here, till mine enemies would let me go, for that would be too long: but when God seeth good, and makes a fair way for me, &c.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
twenty-seventh day of second month. Completing one solar year from Gen 7:11.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
second month
i.e. May.
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
Gen 7:11, Gen 7:13, Gen 7:14, from this, it appears, that Noah was in the ark a complete solar year, or 365 days; for he entered it on the 17th day of the 2nd month, in the 600th year of his life, and continued in it till the 27th day of the 2nd month, in the 601st year of his life, as we see above.