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The Noahic Covenant in Genesis

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Genesis 9’s covenant with Noah, descendants and all living creatures, marked by the bow in the clouds and a promise against another destroying flood.

Modern conceptual illustration of an offering on newly dried ground beneath an arc of light; neither an artifact photograph nor a reconstruction of a documented event. © IL Archive, CC0
Modern conceptual illustration of an offering on newly dried ground beneath an arc of light; neither an artifact photograph nor a reconstruction of a documented event. © IL Archive, CC0Modern conceptual illustration: IL Archive / CC0 · CC0

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In Genesis 8:21–22 YHWHYahwehThe divine proper name written YHWH in the Hebrew Bible.Glossary · Click to read the explanation resolves inwardly not again to strike all life and to let earth’s rhythms endure. Explicit covenant language appears in Genesis 9:8–17: it includes NoahNoahNoah is the flood-story figure in Genesis and a prophet in the Qur’anGlossary · Click to read the explanation, his sons, their descendants and living creatures, with the bow in the clouds as its sign. The blessing to multiply and rules about blood come earlier in chapter 9. Literary criticism studies these passages within Priestly and non-Priestly materials brought together in the received account; their precise boundaries and dates remain debated. [4][7][10]

References and notes

  1. Genesis 8:20–22 and 9:1–17, Hebrew and JPS 1917 Genesis 8:20–22 and 9:1–17, Hebrew and JPS 1917; chapter 9 cross-checked at https://mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0109.htm Return to the text ↑
  2. John Day (2020; updated 2026), online argument on Atrahasis and Genesis John Day (2020, page updated 2026), sections on Gilgamesh, Atrahasis and reasons for source identification Return to the text ↑
  3. David M. Carr, abstract of “Precursors to the Flood Narrative” only; chapter not read David M. Carr, The Formation of Genesis 1–11, chapter 'Precursors to the Flood Narrative', abstract Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 12 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «The Noahic Covenant in Genesis», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/entities/noahic-covenant-genesis