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Noah did just what God told him to do.

went into the large boat with Noah. They went two by two, male and female, just as God had told Noah.

Male and female of all flesh went in as God had told Noah. Then the Lord shut him in.

God destroyed every living thing upon the land, from man to animals, from things that moved upon the ground to birds of the sky. They were destroyed from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the large boat.

But God remembered Noah and all the wild animals and all the cattle that were with him in the large boat. Then God made a wind blow over the earth until the water went down.

Then God said to Noah,

God made good come to Noah and his sons, and said to them, "Have many children, and cover the earth.

Whoever takes the life of a man will have his life taken. For God made man to be like Him.

Then God said to Noah and his sons,

Then God said, "This is something special to see for all time, because of the agreement that I am making between Me and you and every living thing that is with you:

When the rain-bow is in the cloud, I will look upon it to remember the agreement that will last forever between God and every living thing of all flesh that is on the earth."

God said to Noah, "This is the special thing to see because of the agreement I have made between Me and all flesh upon the earth."

He also said, "Honor and thanks be to the Lord, the God of Shem. Let Canaan be his servant.

May God make Japheth great. Let him live in the tents of Shem. And let Canaan be his servants."

Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was a religious leader of God Most High.

And Melchizedek honored Abram and said, "May good come to Abram from God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth.

Honor and thanks be to God Most High, Who has given into your hand those who fought against you." Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all he had taken.

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have promised the Lord God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,

Then Abram said, "O Lord God, what will You give me? For I have no child. And the one who is to receive what belongs to me is Eliezer of Damascus."

Then Abram believed in the Lord, and that made him right with God.