And the rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights.

The waters prevailed over the earth for 150 days.

And by the twenty-seventh day of the second month the earth was dry.

But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; increase abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.”

Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds,

These were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.

These are the sons of Ham, according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and by their nations.

These are the sons of Shem according to their families, according to their languages, by their lands, and according to their nations.

The whole earth had a common language and a common vocabulary.

Get up and walk throughout the land, for I will give it to you.”

The sun had just risen over the land as Lot reached Zoar.

Then Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you; live wherever you please.”

Abraham got up and bowed down to the local people, the sons of Heth.

So Jacob moved on and came to the land of the eastern people.

When Jobab died, Husham from the land of the Temanites reigned in his place.

The seven years of abundance in the land of Egypt came to an end.

“No,” he insisted, “but you have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

So they went up from Egypt and came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan.

So Joseph moved them from Israel’s knees and bowed down with his face to the ground.

Bring out with you all the living creatures that are with you. Bring out every living thing, including the birds, animals, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. Let them increase and be fruitful and multiply on the earth!”