Bible Chapter Summary
Genesis 6 Summary
Noah: Corruption and the Ark
Human wickedness reaches its peak; every inclination of the human heart is evil continually. God grieves and resolves to destroy creation by flood, but Noah finds favor (chen) with God. God commands Noah to build the ark and bring animals aboard. The covenant with Noah is announced.
Key themes
Key verses
Genesis 6:5
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”
Genesis 6:8
“But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.”
Genesis 6:18
“But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee.”
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