Genesis 9:23
The Scripture
(23) And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father's nakedness.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
In Genesis 9, God commands Noah to build an ark and enter it with his family as the floodwaters rise, saving them from destruction. After the waters recede, God makes a covenant with Noah, promising never to destroy the earth by flood, and the rainbow is set as a sign of this promise. The chapter emphasizes God's faithfulness and the importance of obeying divine commands.
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