Genesis 6:1

So when men began to be multiplied vpon the earth, and there were daughters borne vnto them,

Geneva Bible 1599

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

2Then the sonnes of God sawe the daughters of men that they were faire, and they tooke them wiues of all that they liked.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:28And God blessed them, and God said to them, Bring forth fruite and multiplie, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the heauen, and ouer euery beast that moueth vpon 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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