Why Noah Brought Seven Clean Animals but Two Unclean

The Midrash of Philo 2:1

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

Why does he order seven of each of the clean animals, male and female, to be taken into the ark, but of the unclean animals only two, male and female, in order to preserve seed upon all the earth? (Genesis 7:2).

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