Patristic A.D. 749
“From the beginning "the spirit of God moved over the waters," and over and again Scripture testifies to the fact that water is purifying. It was with water that God washed away the sin of the world in the time of Noah.”
Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on Gen 6:17 (ORTHODOX FAITH 4.9)
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