am 1556, bc 2448
to multiply: Genesis 1:28
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Genesis 6:1
Genesis 6:1
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Genesis 6 — OverviewGenesis 6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe most remarkable thing we have upon record concerning the old world
is the destruction of it by the universal deluge, the account of which
commences in this chapter, wherein we have, I. The abounding iniquity…Genesis 6 — OverviewGenesis 6 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeGenesis 6:1, The wickedness of the world, which provoked God’s wrath, and caused the flood; Genesis 6:8, Noah finds grace; Genesis 6:9, His generations, etc; Genesis 6:14, The order, form, dimensions, and end of the ark.Genesis 6 — OverviewGenesis 6 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives an account of the wickedness of the old world, both among the profane and the professors of religion, which was taken notice of and resented by God, upon which he determined the destruction of it, Ge…Genesis 6 — OverviewGenesis 6 · Little Bible — for children and parentsThe world had grown very wicked. More and more people were born, but instead of loving God, almost everyone chose to do wrong things. God saw all the evil and was deeply, deeply sad — the way you feel when someone you…Genesis 6:1-2Genesis 6:1-2 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleFor the glory of God's justice, and for warning to a wicked world,
before the history of the ruin of the old world, we have a full account
of its degeneracy, its apostasy from God and rebellion against him. The…Genesis 6:1Genesis 6:1 · Little Bible — for children and parentsThe rapid growth of the human population sets the stage for what follows. Multiplication was God's original blessing — but it also meant that sin could spread further and faster.
Memory phrase: The earth filled with…