Charles Ellicott Commentary Genesis 6:8

"But Noah found favor in the eyes of Jehovah." — Genesis 6:8 (ASV)

But Noah found grace. —This is the first place where grace is mentioned in the Bible, and with these words ends the Tôldôth Adam. It has traced humanity from its creation until its wickedness was so great that Divine justice demanded its punishment.

But it concludes with words of hope. Jehovah’s purpose was not extermination, but regeneration; and with Noah a higher and better order of things was to begin.