Matthew Poole Commentary - Genesis 8:17 - 8:17

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Genesis 8:17 - 8:17


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Quest. How could these creatures which came out of the ark in Asia get thence to America, or to the islands remote from the continent?



Answ. 1. As for America, it is thought by divers learned men, that it is either joined to this continent, or separated from it only by a narrow sea, which divers living creatures could easily swim over.



2. Many living creatures are, and always were, transported by men in their vessels, either for their supply, or profit, or diversion, or other ends, and thence might easily be propagated there.



3. The same God who made all these creatures, and caused them to come first to Adam, and afterwards to Noah, could afterwards both incline and empower them to go whither he pleased, without the advice of these vain men, who will believe nothing of God which themselves either do not see or cannot do.