Genesis 9:5
The Scripture
(5) And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.
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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Exodus 21:12Exodus 21:28Exodus 21:29Genesis 4:9Genesis 4:10Leviticus 19:16Numbers 35:31Numbers 35:32Numbers 35:33Deuteronomy 21:1Deuteronomy 21:2Deuteronomy 21:3
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