13 正当那日，挪亚和他三个儿子闪，含，雅弗，并挪亚的妻子和三个儿妇，都进入方舟。

NIV： 

12And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.

13On that very day Noah and his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his three sons, entered the ark.

ERV:

The rain fell on the earth for 40 days and 40 nights. That same day Noah went into the boat with his wife, his sons Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives. 

点评：

重申几点此前讲过的内容，以加深印象：

1，数字40，在《圣经》中代表等待、磨难、准备。比如基督在沙漠里斋戒40天；犹太人在沙漠里流浪了40年等等。

2，海明威的《老人与海》里，老人出海40天未打到鱼，《圣经》隐喻明显。

3，孔子说，四十不惑，与《圣经》数字寓意巧合。人需要40年的准备，才能大彻大悟？

4，曾有中国的基督徒通过拆解汉字，揭秘《圣经》的寓意。比如第13句里，诺亚和妻子，他的三个儿子及其妻子，共八口人，进入诺亚方舟，正合汉字“船”的右边“八 口”字型。