The LORD saw how great was man’s wickedness on earth…. But Noah found favor with the LORD….… And when the waters had swelled on the earth one hundred and fifty days, God remembered Noah, and…the waters subsided.…And God said to Noah…“I now establish My covenant with you and your offspring to come, and with every living thing that is with you…: never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.”God further said, “This is the sign that I set for the covenant between Me and you, and every living creature with you, for all ages to come. I have set My bow in the clouds, and it shall serve as a sign of the covenant between Me and the earth.” (Novak, p 160).
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