I must say as we begin to study these verses that there is more disagreement here per square inch than almost anywhere in the bible. Byandlarge it is the conservative scholars who have the most difficulty with this passage. Sometimes a sentence spans more than one verse, as in the case of ephesians 2. God createth heaven and earth, and all things therein, in six days. At this time amraphel king of shinar, arioch king of ellasar, kedorlaomer king of elam and tidal king of goiim 2 went to war against bera king of sodom, birsha king of gomorrah, shinab king of admah, shemeber king of zeboiim, and the king of bela that is, zoar. A citation from the bible is usually referenced with the book name, chapter number and verse number. Genesis 6 king james version kjv blue letter bible. They all went into battle and the four kings conquered sodom and gomorrah, taking all the goods and people.
Book of genesis matthew henry bible commentary complete. Ge gn christian bible study resources, dictionary, concordance and search tools. As the chapter and verse divisions did not appear in the original texts, they form part of the paratext of the bible. Genesis chapter 14 summary outlines some very informative history and an appearance by a great king. This chapter begins with four kings war against five kings who were ruling the plains of jordan. Complete text, index, search, bible verse, bible story, scripture, book, prophesy, christian. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground. In the new beginning after the flood, god makes a covenant with human beings and every living creature 9. Probably she was one of those maidservants whom the king of egypt, among other gifts, bestowed upon abram, genesis 14. This ark was like the hulk of a ship, fitted not to sail upon the waters, but to float waiting for their fall. Just as chapter 5 began with the generations of adam, this new section begins with the generations of noah. Videos were assembled by free audio video bible ministry for christian, biblical, educational use. Study genesis using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Kuthe bakuqala ukwanda abantu ehlabathini, bakuzalelwa iintombi.
The phrase is actually parallel to the first half of the sentence the lord regretted. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of genesis in the bible new international version. Genesis chapter 6 begins with further consequences of mankind breaking away from the heavenly kingdom. Abraham was exceeding fruitful, and kings of nations descended from him. Genesis chapter 6 1 and it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born to them, 2 that the sons of god saw the daughters of men that they were fair. As you study the book of genesis, you may wish to keep the following quotes in mind to suppose that the eye could have been formed by natural selection, seems, i freely confess, absurd in the highest degree. Why and how are bible chapters and verses numbered. Its inception is recorded in the sixth chapter of the book of genesis. Live in my presence, be perfect, 2 and i shall grant a covenant between myself and you, and make you very numerous. This is the final verse in a paragraph about a group called the sons of god marrying women and giving birth to a generation of famous mighty men. Dead sea, to the jordan valley, to the land of moab, southwest of the. As discussed in the notes on verse 2, these sons of god may have been human leaders who proclaimed themselves gods. And god said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Genesis chapter 16 verse by verse bible commentary.
When he built a city, he called the name of the city after the name of his son, enoch. Donate contact us apps holy bible xml files sign in sign up settings old testament. However, the chapter doesnt immediately launch into a list of noahs descendants. A number standing alone after a book name is a chapter number, unless the book has only one chapter, in which case it is a verse number. As adam began to multiply on the face of the earth, those who followed satan began to marry those who sought the lord. The following examples put these conventions into practice. Genesis 1, new living translation nlt the bible app. Kuthe bakuqala ukwanda abantu ehlabathini, bakuzalelwa iintombi, 2. Raiding, conquering, and making other kings and citystates subservient vassals were all part of the world of the fertile crescent in abrahams day. Verses 912 of chapter 6 and the concluding verses of chapter 8 are the most crucial of this passage because they underscore the reasons for the flood and gods underlying purpose for history.
Home commentaries john gills exposition of the entire bible genesis chapter 15 verse 6 the new john gill exposition of the entire bible search this resource. God spoke to him as follows, 4 for my part, this is my covenant with you. These locations mentioned range from shinar in the east the region south of the salt sea. Genesis chapter 48 king james version kjv alexander. Genesis 6 wickedness in the world 1 when human beings began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them, 2 the sons of god saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose. Chapter 9 1 and god blessed noah and his sons, and said unto them, be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. Sometimes, the name of the bible translation is also included. Every verse 31,103 text, chapter and verse visually synchronized with audio audio video bible. Books with only one chapter are obadiah in the hebrew bible and philemon, 2 john, 3 john, and jude in the new testament. Genesis 6, new international version niv the bible app. The sons of god and the daughters of men genesis 6.