It's anomalous to you, not to the ancients. You have made the
assumption that TWLDWT always refers to generations, so to say that it
refers to something other than generations is anomalous and doesn't
make sense.
...
Does it matter much what the object brought forth is, when the action,
namely bringing forth, is the same? You are looking at the form—in
connection with text—not the action.
Then how do you explain the use in Genesis 6:9 and 25:19?
... What that also suggests is that Genesis 2:5–5:2 was written by Adam, Genesiss 5:3–10:1 were written by people who actually observed the flood, and so forth.
Incidentally, I did not invent this understanding, I merely learned
about it from lectures.
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