Study Desk

Adam knew [Eve as] his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for [she said], "God has granted another child for me in place of Abel, because Cain killed him."

When Adam had lived a hundred and thirty years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.

Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive and remain with man forever, because he is indeed flesh [sinful, corrupt—given over to sensual appetites]; nevertheless his days shall yet be a hundred and twenty years."

The LORD saw that the wickedness (depravity) of man was great on the earth, and that every imagination or intent of the thoughts of his heart were only evil continually.

The LORD regretted that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was [deeply] grieved in His heart.

These are the records of the generations (family history) of Noah. Noah was a righteous man [one who was just and had right standing with God], blameless in his [evil] generation; Noah walked (lived) [in habitual fellowship] with God.

"Of every clean animal you shall take with you seven pair, the male and his female, and of animals that are not clean, two each the male and his female;

Then Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him entered the ark to escape the flood waters.

On the very same day Noah and Shem and Ham and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife and the three wives of his sons with them, entered the ark,

But the dove found no place on which to rest the sole of her foot, and she returned to him to the ark, for the waters were [still] on the face of the entire earth. So he reached out his hand and took the dove, and brought her into the ark.

So Noah went out, and his wife and his sons and their wives with him [after being in the ark one year and ten days].

The LORD smelled the pleasing aroma [a soothing, satisfying scent] and the LORD said to Himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent (strong inclination, desire) of man's heart is wicked from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.

And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth.

"Whoever sheds man's blood [unlawfully], By man (judicial government) shall his blood be shed, For in the image of God He made man.

Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,

He drank some of the wine and became drunk, and he was uncovered and lay exposed inside his tent.

Ham, the father of Canaan, saw [by accident] the nakedness of his father, and [to his father's shame] told his two brothers outside.

When Noah awoke from his wine [induced stupor], he knew what his younger son [Ham] had done to him.

So he said, "Cursed be Canaan [the son of Ham]; A servant of servants He shall be to his brothers."

He also said, "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant.