Genesis 6:1

And after that men began to be multiplied upon the earth, and daughters were born to them.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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 seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took themselves wives of all which they chose.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon 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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