Genesis 6
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 6 of 50
Chapter Summary
1 The wickedness of the world, which provoked God’s wrath, and caused the flood. 8 Noah finds grace. 14 The order, form, and end of the ark.
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Cross-References
- Matthew 24:37–39
- 1 Peter 3:20
- 2 Peter 2:5
- Hebrews 11:7
People & Context
Grieved by man's evil, He resolves to wipe out flesh by a flood yet covenants to save Noah.
A righteous, blameless man who walks with God, finds grace, and is commanded to build the ark.
One of the three sons Noah fathers, to enter the ark with him.
One of the three sons Noah fathers, to enter the ark with him.
One of the three sons Noah fathers, to enter the ark with him.
The mighty men of old on the earth in those days, born when the sons of God took daughters of men.
Timeline
Men multiply on earth, 'sons of God' take daughters of men as wives, resulting in giants. God sees that man's evil is great and every thought of his heart is only evil. God repents and is grieved that He made man, deciding to wipe out all living things from the face of the earth.
Genesis 6:1-7Noah is found righteous and blameless, walking with God. God tells Noah He will destroy all flesh due to violence. He instructs Noah to build an ark of cypress wood, providing precise dimensions and details for its construction, and to cover it with asphalt.
Genesis 6:8-21Noah does everything God commanded him.
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