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there went into the ark to Noah by twos, male and female, as God had commanded Noah.

Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the LORD closed it behind him.

But God remembered Noah and all the beasts and all the cattle that were with him in the ark; and God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water subsided.

Then God spoke to Noah, saying,

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 God He made man.

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

God said, "This is the sign of the covenant which I am making between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all successive generations;

"When the bow is in the cloud, then I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is on the earth."

And God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth."

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

"May God enlarge Japheth, And let him dwell in the tents of Shem; And let Canaan be his servant."

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.

He blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;

And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand." He gave him a tenth of all.

Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have sworn to the LORD God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

Abram said, "O Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"

He said, "O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?"

God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years.

Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, "You are a God who sees"; for she said, "Have I even remained alive here after seeing Him?"