God kept Noah in mind, along with all the wildlife and livestock that were with him in the ark. God's Spirit moved throughout the earth, causing the flood waters to subside.

By this time, the earth had become ruined in God's opinion and filled with violence.

when he had a dream! He saw a raised highway that had been built with its ending point on earth and its beginning point in heaven. God's angels were ascending and descending on it.

In mounting terror, he cried out, "How scary this place is! This is nothing less than God's house and the gateway to heaven!"

this stone that I've erected in the form of a pillar will be God's house, and I'll give you a tenth of everything that you give to me."

That made Jacob angry with Rachel, so he asked her, "Can I take God's place, who has not allowed you to conceive?"

As he was watching them, Jacob said, "This must be God's camp," so he named that place Mahanaim.

"Don't be afraid," Joseph responded. "Am I sitting in God's place?