# General Information:

Verses 13-18 repeat for a third time and give more detail about how Noah went into the ark with his family and the animals in [Genesis 7:1-5](./01.md). This is not a new event.

# the water increased

"the water became very deep." This happened during the forty days while the water kept coming.

# lifted the ark

"it caused the ark to float"

# raised it above the earth

"causes the ark to rise up high over the ground" or "he ark floated on top of the deep water"