Genesis 6:1

And after a time, when men were increasing on the earth, and had daughters,

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And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

In Context

2The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair; and they took wives for themselves from those who were pleasing to them.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:28And God gave them his blessing and said to them, Be fertile and have increase, and make the earth full and be masters of it; be rulers over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing moving on the earth.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:1

The 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 of that wicked world, ver. 1-5 , and ver. 11, 12 . II. The righteous God's just resentment of that abounding iniquity, and his holy resolution to punish it, ver. 6, 7 . III. The special favour of God to his servant Noah. 1. In the character given of him, ver. 8-10 . 2. In the communication of God's purpose… Read the whole commentary →

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