11 Bible Verses about Antediluvians
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When Adam had lived one hundred and thirty years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named him Seth. After Seth was born, Adam lived eight hundred years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Adam lived nine hundred and thirty years, and then he died.read more.
Seth lived one hundred and five years when he became the father of Enosh. After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Seth lived nine hundred and twelve years, and then he died. Enosh lived ninety years. He became the father of Kenan. After he became the father of Kenan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years and had other sons and daughters. Enosh lived a total of nine hundred and five years, and then he died. Kenan lived seventy years. He became the father of Mahalalel. After that Kenan lived eight hundred and forty years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Kenan lived nine hundred and ten years, and then he died. When Mahalalel lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Jared. After he became the father of Jared, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years and had other sons and daughters. Mahalalel lived a total of eight hundred and ninety-five years, and then he died. When Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, he became the father of Enoch. After he became the father of Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years and had other sons and daughters. Jared lived a total of nine hundred and sixty-two years, and then he died. When Enoch lived sixty-five years, he became the father of Methuselah. After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Enoch lived three hundred and sixty-five years. Enoch walked with God. Then he was no more, because God took (moved) him away. When Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty-seven years, he became the father of Lamech. After he became the father of Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred eighty-two years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Methuselah lived nine hundred and sixty-nine years, and then he died. When Lamech had lived one hundred and eighty-two years, he had a son. He named him Noah. He said: He will comfort us in the labor and painful toil of our hands caused by the ground Jehovah has cursed. After Noah was born, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety-five years and had other sons and daughters. Lamech lived a total of seven hundred seventy-seven years, and then he died. After Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Jehovah saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become. Every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time.
Men began to increase in number on the earth and daughters were born to them. The sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful. They married any of them they chose. Jehovah said: My Spirit will not contend (judge) (plead) with man forever, for he is mortal and corrupt. Therefore his days will be a hundred and twenty years.read more.
The NEPHILIM were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God had sexual intercourse with the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
Angels who did not keep their position left their proper habitation. He has kept them in everlasting bonds under darkness for the judgment of the great day. Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them are an example for they, in like manner with these surrendered to fornication and went after flesh for unnatural use. They received justice by ever burning fire.
The NEPHILIM were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God had sexual intercourse with the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown.
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these, saying: Behold, Jehovah came with many thousands of his holy ones. They execute judgment upon all. They convict all the ungodly of all their wicked behavior, deeds that they have committed in an irreverent way, and of all the hard things those detestable sinners have spoken against him.
He did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly!
He preached to the people in prison. They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Every living thing that moved on the earth perished: birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out. Men and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.
Jehovah saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become. Every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. Jehovah was grieved that he had made man on the earth. His heart was grieved with pain. So Jehovah said: I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth. All of them: men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air. I am sorry that I created them.
The days of the Son of man will be like the days of Noah. They ate, they drank and they got married until Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came, and destroyed them all.
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Antediluvians » Destruction of
Every living thing that moved on the earth perished: birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that swarm over the earth, and all mankind. Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. Every living thing on the face of the earth was wiped out. Men and animals and the creatures that move along the ground and the birds of the air were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.
Jehovah said to Noah: Go into the ark, you and your whole family. For I have found you righteous in this generation.
Will you keep to the old way that the wicked have trod? They were snatched away before their time. Their foundation is washed away by flood. They said to God: 'Leave us alone.' They asked: 'What can the Almighty do to us?'
The presence of the Son of man will be similar to the days of Noah. It will be like those days before the Flood. They were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark. They were not aware until the Flood came and took them all away. The coming (presence) of the Son of man will be like this.
The days of the Son of man will be like the days of Noah. They ate, they drank and they got married until Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came, and destroyed them all.
Antediluvians » Noah preaches to
He did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly!
By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not seen as yet, moved with godly respect. He prepared an ark to save his house. By his faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that is according to faith.
Because Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit. He preached to the people in prison. They were disobedient while the ark was being built. Yet God waited patiently in the days of Noah. But few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water.
Antediluvians » Arts of
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. As time went by, Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to Jehovah.
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute. Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of copper and iron. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.
BUILD AN ARK of cypress wood (a resinous tree). Make rooms in it and coat it with pitch inside and out. This is how you are to build it: The ark is to be four hundred and fifty feet long, seventy-five feet wide, and forty-five feet high. Build a roof on it and finish the ark to within eighteen inches of the top. Put a door in the side of the ark and make lower, middle, and upper decks. read more.
I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens. Every creature that has the breath of life in it, everything on earth will perish. But I will establish my covenant with you. You will enter the ark, you and your sons and your wife and your sons' wives with you. Bring into the ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal, and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. Take every kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for them. Noah did everything exactly as God commanded him.
Antediluvians » Occupations of
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. As time went by, Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to Jehovah.
Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who live in tents and raise livestock. His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all who play the harp and flute. Zillah also had a son, Tubal-Cain, who forged all kinds of tools out of copper and iron. Tubal-Cain's sister was Naamah.
Antediluvians » Enoch prophesies to
Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these, saying: Behold, Jehovah came with many thousands of his holy ones. They execute judgment upon all. They convict all the ungodly of all their wicked behavior, deeds that they have committed in an irreverent way, and of all the hard things those detestable sinners have spoken against him.
Antediluvians » Worship God
As time went by, Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to Jehovah. But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn (firstlings) of his flock. Jehovah looked with favor on Abel and his offering.
Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on (proclaim) the name of Jehovah.
Antediluvians » Wickedness of
Jehovah saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become. Every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. Jehovah was grieved that he had made man on the earth. His heart was grieved with pain. So Jehovah said: I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth. All of them: men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air. I am sorry that I created them.
Holy spirit » Instances of » Antediluvians
Jehovah said: My Spirit will not contend (judge) (plead) with man forever, for he is mortal and corrupt. Therefore his days will be a hundred and twenty years. The NEPHILIM were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God had sexual intercourse with the daughters of men and had children by them. They were the heroes of old, men of renown. Jehovah saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become. Every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. read more.
Jehovah was grieved that he had made man on the earth. His heart was grieved with pain. So Jehovah said: I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth. All of them: men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air. I am sorry that I created them.
