Category: Genesis

5 From these the coastland peoples spread in their lands, each with his own language, by their clans, in their nations. Setting the Scene for Genesis 10:5 In Genesis chapter 10, we find a detailed account of the descendants of Noah’s sons after the great flood. The scene unfolds in the ancient land of Shinar,…

20 Noah began to be a man of the soil, and he planted a vineyard. 21 He drank of the wine and became drunk and lay uncovered in his tent. 22 And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside. 23 Then Shem and Japheth took…

1 And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 2 The fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth and upon every bird of the heavens, upon everything that creeps on the ground and all the…

13 I have set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14 When I bring clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15 I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature…

9 And God said, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. 11 And God said, “Let…

8 And God called the expanse Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day. Setting the Scene for Genesis 1:8 In Genesis chapter 1, we find ourselves at the very beginning of creation. The scene is set in the midst of chaos and darkness, with the Spirit of God hovering over…

12 And he waited yet another seven days and sent forth the dove, and she did not return to him anymore. Setting the Scene for Genesis 8:12 In Genesis chapter 8, we find Noah and his family aboard the ark that he had built as per God’s instructions. The floodwaters had covered the earth for…

22 Everything on the dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life died. Setting the Scene for Genesis 7:22 In Genesis chapter 7, we find ourselves in the midst of a monumental event – the great flood that covered the earth. The scene is set on a massive wooden ark, constructed by Noah…

6 And the Lord regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 7 So the Lord said, “I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, man and animals and creeping things and birds of the heavens, for I am sorry…

21 And you shall take for yourself of all food that is eaten, and you shall gather it to yourself, and it shall be food for you and for them.” Setting the Scene for Genesis 6:21 In Genesis chapter 6, we find ourselves in the midst of a pivotal moment in biblical history. The scene…