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

So those that entered, male and female of all flesh, went in as God had commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.

Then God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.

Then God spoke to Noah, saying,

So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth. Genesis 1:28">[fn]

"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:

And God said: "This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

The rainbow shall be in the cloud, and I will look on 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."

And he said: "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem, And may Canaan be his servant.

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

Hebrews 7:1,2">[xr] Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.

And 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." And he gave him a tithe of all.

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

But Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"

And he said, "Lord GOD, how shall I know that I will inherit it?"

Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, You-Are-the-God-Who-Sees; for she said, "Have I also here seen Him who sees me?"

Exodus 12:43-13:2">[xr] When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram and said to him, "I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless.