Chapter Genesis 7 Question/Answer 1 Question 1 1. Why did God save Noah and his family from the flood? Answer 1 v 1 ... I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation. Question/Answer 2 Question 2 2. How long did Noah have to wait in the ship before the flood started? Answer 2 v 10 After the seven days, the floodwaters came on the earth. Question/Answer 3 Question 3 3. Where did the floodwater come from? Answer 3 v 11 and 12 ... all the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the sky’s windows opened. It rained on the earth forty days and forty nights.