Genesis 8:20
“And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 8Meaning
Noah responds to preservation by building an altar and offering sacrifice to the LORD.
Read carefully
This sacrifice belongs to the ancient narrative setting and is not a command for readers to reproduce animal sacrifice today.
Reflection
The first recorded response to preservation is gratitude directed toward God.