Commentary for Genesis 7:20
חֲמֵ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה אַמָּה֙ מִלְמַ֔עְלָה גָּבְר֖וּ הַמָּ֑יִם וַיְכֻסּ֖וּ הֶהָרִֽים׃
Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
Rashi on Genesis
חמש עשרה אמה מלמעלה FIFTEEN CUBITS ABOVE —above the summits of all the mountains when once the waters reached the level of the mountains (Yoma 76a).
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Radak on Genesis
חמש עשרה, this number describes how much above the highest mount the keel of the ark had risen.
ויכוסו ההרים, even the tallest of the mountains were covered by at least 15 cubits of water.
ויכוסו ההרים, even the tallest of the mountains were covered by at least 15 cubits of water.
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The Midrash of Philo
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