Thematic Bible




Genesis 9:1 (show verse)

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

Genesis 9:2 (show verse)

The fear and terror of you will be in every living creature on the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are placed under your authority.

Genesis 9:3 (show verse)

Every living creature will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything.

Genesis 9:4 (show verse)

However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood in it.

Genesis 9:5 (show verse)

I will require the life of every animal and every man for your life and your blood. I will require the life of each man’s brother for a man’s life.

Genesis 9:6 (show verse)

Whoever sheds man’s blood,
his blood will be shed by man,
for God made man in His image.

Genesis 9:7 (show verse)

But you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply on it.”

Genesis 9:8 (show verse)

Then God said to Noah and his sons with him,

Genesis 9:9 (show verse)

“Understand that I am confirming My covenant with you and your descendants after you,

Genesis 9:10 (show verse)

and with every living creature that is with you—birds, livestock, and all wildlife of the earth that are with you—all the animals of the earth that came out of the ark.

Genesis 9:11 (show verse)

I confirm My covenant with you that never again will every creature be wiped out by the waters of a flood; there will never again be a flood to destroy the earth.”

Genesis 9:12 (show verse)

And God said, “This is the sign of the covenant I am making between Me and you and every living creature with you, a covenant for all future generations:

Genesis 9:13 (show verse)

I have placed My bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.

Genesis 9:14 (show verse)

Whenever I form clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds,

Genesis 9:15 (show verse)

I will remember My covenant between Me and you and all the living creatures: water will never again become a flood to destroy every creature.

Genesis 9:16 (show verse)

The bow will be in the clouds, and I will look at it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all the living creatures on earth.”

Genesis 9:17 (show verse)

God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant that I have confirmed between Me and every creature on earth.”

Genesis 9:18 (show verse)

Noah’s sons who came out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan.

Genesis 9:19 (show verse)

These three were Noah’s sons, and from them the whole earth was populated.

Genesis 9:20 (show verse)

Noah, a man of the soil, was the first to plant a vineyard.

Genesis 9:21 (show verse)

He drank some of the wine, became drunk, and uncovered himself inside his tent.

Genesis 9:22 (show verse)

Ham, the father of Canaan, saw his father naked and told his two brothers outside.

Genesis 9:23 (show verse)

Then Shem and Japheth took a cloak and placed it over both their shoulders, and walking backward, they covered their father’s nakedness. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father naked.

Genesis 9:24 (show verse)

When Noah awoke from his drinking and learned what his youngest son had done to him,

Genesis 9:25 (show verse)

he said:

Canaan will be cursed.
He will be the lowest of slaves to his brothers.

Genesis 9:26 (show verse)

He also said:

Praise the Lord, the God of Shem;
Canaan will be his slave.

Genesis 9:27 (show verse)

God will extend Japheth;
he will dwell in the tents of Shem;
Canaan will be his slave.

Genesis 9:28 (show verse)

Now Noah lived 350 years after the flood.

Genesis 9:29 (show verse)

So Noah’s life lasted 950 years; then he died.