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Rabbi Menachem Posner serves as managing editor at Chabad.org, the world’s largest Jewish informational website. He has been writing, researching, and editing for Chabad.org since 2006, when he received his rabbinic degree from Central Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch. He lives in Chicago, Ill., with his family.

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josephine Levi Uk September 7, 2024

10/10 pat on the back for me Reply

Felishia Freddy Ashtalakshmi nagar extens September 2, 2024

Simple question s
Baruch Hashem Reply

Raad Jawad Auckland September 2, 2024

10/10 Reply

Angela Wilder Brooklyn September 1, 2024

10/10 Reply

Soraya Ferreira Johannesburg February 28, 2024

8/10, getting there..... Reply

Elen Pérez São Paulo November 23, 2023

10/10 :))) Reply

Raad Jawad Auckland August 2, 2023

10/10 Reply

Corinne November 8, 2022

9 great quiz, I like Noah Reply

Gabriela Las Vegas November 3, 2022

A G'd incidence. I wasn't looking for this on my cell phone and here I am. Thanks H' Reply

Maggie Raiwalui Seattle October 31, 2022

Great reminders! Reply

Bobby Hooks Macon, Ga October 30, 2022

How many pairs of "clean" animals did Noach take onto the ark? Reply

Bear Ohio October 31, 2022

in response to Bobby Hooks:

7 Reply

Yulanda Toronto CA October 31, 2022

in response to Bobby Hooks:

Noah was told by G-d to take seven clean animals into the ark! Found in Genesis chapter 7 verses 2-3 Reply

Amelia Holmes France November 1, 2022

in response to Bobby Hooks:

7! Reply

Anonymous November 3, 2022

in response to Bobby Hooks:

7 of each "clean" and 2 of each impure animal Reply

Doris Virginia August 1, 2023

in response to Bobby Hooks:

Seven Reply

Bobby Hooks Macon, GA November 5, 2022

in response to Yulanda :

Yulanda, That is seven pairs.......Right? Seven pairs of each species of clean animals.
I think Amelia is on the right track, if her exclamation point is for emphasis, not mathematical factoring. Bear stated it correctly with brevity.
We really don't know where to start to get an accurate total, because we don't know how many clean animals or species of clean animals there were, as Michael pointed out.
Thanks to all. Reply

Michael November 1, 2022

in response to Amelia Holmes:

With all due respect, "7!"=5,040. The exclamation mark denotes the factorial function.

Genesis 7:2 states if clean animal, then seven pairs, males and their mates. If there were seven species of clean animals, then Noah would have brought

k=7
∑ 2×7=14+14+14+14+14+14+14=98
n=1

clean animals in the ark, which is 98÷2=49 pairs.

If Noah brought "7!" pairs of clean animals into the ark, then Noah brought 5,040 pairs of clean animals into the ark. 5,040x2=10,080 clean animals.

Hashem commanded Noah to collect seven groups of two animals from each species of clean animals; therefore, 10,080÷(2×7)=720 species of clean animals.

However, neither the text nor Rashi state how many clean animals or species of clean animals were on earth when Hashem commanded Noah to bring seven pairs of clean animals into the ark. Reply

James Howard Carthage, Arkansas, USA October 29, 2022

I understand that Marchesvan November is the Month of the Flood..in Noah Generation... Reply

Toni SC October 29, 2022

YEAH! My first 10/10 score! Reply

Bear Ohio October 31, 2022

in response to Toni:

Mine also. Reply

Yulanda Toronto CA October 29, 2022

8/10 I thought I would get all 10 questions right! but as you can see, that is not the case! the questions that stumped me! were question 8 &10! Still could've done better! Shabbat Shalom. Reply

Josephine Levi Uk October 29, 2022

Love these quizzes keeps your brain active toda Reply

Judy Sherbrooke Quebec October 29, 2022

I got 9/10 not bad .. Reply

Coffeeman Cocoa, Florida October 29, 2022

8 of 10 is rather pathetic. We are all sons of Noah, and should know more, do better. Even an aging Christian with a failing memory. No excuses. Thank you for these quizzes Rabbi, I love these. Reply

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