Genesis 9

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Genesis 9 is a biblical chapter in the Book of Genesis that recounts God’s covenant with Noah after the flood, including the establishment of the rainbow as a sign of this covenant and the laying out of post-flood moral and dietary laws.

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Genesis 9 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of the Bible
chapter of the Book of Genesis
containsEvent God blesses Noah and his sons
God commands humanity to be fruitful and multiply
Ham sees his father’s nakedness
Noah becomes drunk
Noah blesses Japheth
Noah blesses Shem
Noah curses Canaan
Noah plants a vineyard
Shem and Japheth cover Noah
designation of rainbow as sign of covenant
establishment of covenant with Noah
granting of animals for food
institution of reckoning for human life
prohibition of eating blood
summary of Noah’s lifespan after the flood
describes God’s promise not to destroy the earth again by flood
everlasting covenant between God and all flesh
follows Genesis 8
hasMainCharacter God
Noah
hasTheme Noahic covenant
capital punishment
dietary law
divine promise
humanity after the flood
moral law
post-flood covenant
prohibition of murder
rainbow as covenant sign
language Biblical Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
locatedIn Pentateuch
linked to: Torah

Torah
mentions Ham
Japheth
Noah’s sons
linked to: Japheth

Shem
partOf Book of Genesis
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
precedes Genesis 10
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
setsLaw mandate to multiply and fill the earth
permission to eat meat without blood
prohibition of shedding human blood
requirement of accounting for lifeblood
symbolizedBy rainbow

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