ally the Bible doesn't say all "living" creatures but those on "the face of the land,"
That's a pretty extreme job of cherry picking. The Bible describes who got the axe during the flood in various ways.
From the King James Version.
quote:
17 I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.
Even if you translate earth as land, something I would have no issue with, the rest of 6:17 certainly covers a lot more ground that just land animals, with "All life under the heavens" being pretty the most inclusive phrase.
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