8. doors—floodgates; these when opened caused the flood (Ge 8:2); or else, the shores.
womb—of chaos. The bowels of the earth. Image from childbirth (Job 38:8, 9; Eze 32:2; Mic 4:10). Ocean at its birth was wrapped in clouds as its swaddling bands.
8. doors—floodgates; these when opened caused the flood (Ge 8:2); or else, the shores.
womb—of chaos. The bowels of the earth. Image from childbirth (Job 38:8, 9; Eze 32:2; Mic 4:10). Ocean at its birth was wrapped in clouds as its swaddling bands.