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Within the context of this section of Scripture, we find three key points:
After the Flood, God reiterates to Noah's family His previous instruction to mankind to multiply and fill the earth (9:1).
God says animals will fear man, and man is given dominion over them (9:2-3).
Man can eat the meat of the animals, but he must not eat the blood (9:4).
From previous instruction, it is evident that Noah already knew of the distinction between clean and unclean animals. Before the Flood God had told him, "You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female [that is, seven pairs]; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female" (Genesis 7:2, emphasis added throughout). Other passages explain that "clean" and "unclean" refer to animals that should and should not be eaten (Leviticus 11:1-4).
The implication in Genesis 7 is that they were to take these extra pairs of clean animals aboard because they would be raised to provide food for Noah's family as well as replenish the earth. Only one pair of each of the unclean animals was needed for species replenishment since these were not fit to eat.
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