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they all 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 the door behind him.

But God remembered Noah and all the animals and all the livestock 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,

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

"Whoever sheds human blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made mankind.

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 future generations;

"When the rainbow is in the cloud, then I will look at 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 may Canaan be his servant.

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

And Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a 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 handed over your enemies to you." And he gave him a tenth of everything.

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

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

But he said, "Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?"

Then 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 for four hundred years.

Then she called the name of the LORD who spoke to her, "You are a God who sees me"; for she said, "Have I even seen Him here and lived after He saw me?"