ISB ~ 2 Peter 2 v5

Noah, a herald:Sometimes, Jewish retellings of Genesis portray Noah as a preacher of righteousness before the onset of the flood (Josephus, Antiquities 1, 74; Jubilees 7, 20-39; Sibylline Oracles 1, 128).

• This tradition probably developed from the biblical description of Noah as a godly man favored by the Lord (Gen 6:8-9; 7:1).

seven other persons:i.e., Noah’s wife along with his three sons and their wives (Gen 7:13; 1 Pet 3:20).