Genesis 6:1

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God’s Grief over Humankind’s Wickedness When humankind began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them,

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  • Gen 6:2-6
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    2the sons of God saw that the daughters of humankind were beautiful. Thus they took wives for themselves from any they chose.

    3So the LORD said,“My Spirit will not remain in humankind indefinitely, since they are mortal. They will remain for 120 more years.”

    4The Nephilim were on the earth in those days(and also after this) when the sons of God would sleep with the daughters of humankind, who gave birth to their children. They were the mighty heroes of old, the famous men.

    5But the LORD saw that the wickedness of humankind had become great on the earth. Every inclination of the thoughts of their minds was only evil all the time.

    6The LORD regretted that he had made humankind on the earth, and he was highly offended.

  • Gen 5:4
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    4The length of time Adam lived after he became the father of Seth was 800 years; during this time he had other sons and daughters.

  • Gen 19:31
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    31Later the older daughter said to the younger,“Our father is old, and there is no man in the country to sleep with us, the way everyone does.

  • Judg 3:6
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    6They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.

  • Gen 5:1-2
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    1From Adam to Noah This is the record of the family line of Adam.When God created humankind, he made them in the likeness of God.

    2He created them male and female; when they were created, he blessed them and named them“humankind.”

  • Job 1:2
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    2Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.

  • Gen 6:10-12
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    10Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

    11The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.

    12God saw the earth, and indeed it was ruined, for all living creatures on the earth were sinful.

  • Gen 9:1
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    1God’s Covenant with Humankind through Noah Then God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them,“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.

  • Jer 29:6
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    6Marry and have sons and daughters. Find wives for your sons and allow your daughters to get married so that they too can have sons and daughters. Grow in number; do not dwindle away.

  • Gen 1:26-28
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    26Then God said,“Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth.”

    27God created humankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them, male and female he created them.

    28God blessed them and said to them,“Be fruitful and multiply! Fill the earth and subdue it! Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that moves on the ground.”

  • Gen 7:6
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    6Noah was 600 years old when the floodwaters engulfed the earth.

  • Gen 2:6
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    6Springs would well up from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground.

  • Gen 9:7
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    7But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; increase abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.”

  • Gen 2:4
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    4The Creation of Man and Woman This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created– when the LORD God made the earth and heavens.

  • Gen 19:36
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    36In this way both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.

  • Job 1:6
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    6Satan’s Accusation of Job Now the day came when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD– and Satan also arrived among them.

  • Gen 1:22
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    22God blessed them and said,“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”

  • Mark 10:6
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    6But from the beginning of creation he made them male and female.

  • Gen 4:18
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    18To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael. Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.

  • Gen 10:1
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    1The Table of Nations This is the account of Noah’s sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Sons were born to them after the flood.

  • Gen 5:19
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    19Jared lived 800 years after he became the father of Enoch, and he had other sons and daughters.

  • Gen 11:1
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    1The Dispersion of the Nations at Babel The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.

  • Gen 4:1
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    1The Story of Cain and Abel Now the man was intimate with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. Then she said,“I have created a man just as the LORD did!”

  • 1 Chr 1:1
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    1¶ Adam’s Descendants Adam, Seth, Enosh,

  • 1 Chr 1:20
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    20Joktan was the father of Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, Jerah,

  • 1 Chr 1:10
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    10Cush was the father of Nimrod, who established himself as a mighty warrior on earth.

  • Gen 4:26
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    26And a son was also born to Seth, whom he named Enosh. At that time people began to worship the LORD.

  • Gen 6:18
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    18but I will confirm my covenant with you. You will enter the ark– you, your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives with you.