The deluge continued for forty days but Noah remained in the ark for over a year before the waters subsided sufficiently for himself, his family, and the animals to leave the ark. It is popularly thought that Noah took a single pair of each species, male and female, into the ark, whereas in fact clean (farm) animals were preserved by sevens. This enabled him to sacrifice some of these without destroying the species, and his offerings were acceptable to God who promised that he would never again destroy the world by a flood.
Verses 20-22
Waiting for response for Genesis 8:20-22The deluge continued for forty days but Noah remained in the ark for over a year before the waters subsided sufficiently for himself, his family, and the animals to leave the ark. It is popularly thought that Noah took a single pair of each species, male and female, into the ark, whereas in fact clean (farm) animals were preserved by sevens. This enabled him to sacrifice some of these without destroying the species, and his offerings were acceptable to God who promised that he would never again destroy the world by a flood.