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And to Seth, to him also, a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of Yahweh.

When Adam had lived 130 years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.

Now he called his name Noah, saying, "This one will give us rest from our work and from the pain of our hands arising from the ground which Yahweh has cursed."

Then Yahweh said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever because he indeed is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be 120 years."

Then Yahweh saw that the evil of man was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

And Yahweh regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among those in his generations; Noah walked with God.

You shall take with you of every clean animal by sevens, a male and his female; and of the animals that are not clean, two, a male and his female;

Then Noah and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him entered the ark because of the water of the flood.

On this very 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 resting place for the sole of its foot, so it returned to him into the ark, for the water was on the surface of all the earth. Then he stretched out his hand and took it and brought it into the ark to himself.

So Noah went out, and his sons and his wife and his sons' wives with him.

And Yahweh smelled the soothing aroma; and Yahweh said to Himself, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intent of man's heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again strike down 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,By man his blood shall be shed,For in the image of GodHe made man.

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

And he drank of the wine and became drunk and uncovered himself inside his tent.

Then Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father and told his two brothers outside.

Then Noah awoke from his wine, and he knew what his youngest son had done to him.

So he said,"Cursed be Canaan;A servant of servantsHe shall be to his brothers."