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It happened, when men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,
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Commentators explain that this verse sets the stage for the flood. As humanity multiplied, the two distinct family lines—the godly descendants of Seth and the ungodly descendants of Cain—began to interact more closely. This population growth and intermingling created the environment for the spiritual compromise that would soon follow.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
When men (the adam) began to multiply.—The multiplication of Adam's race was probably comparati…
16th Century
Protestant
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply. Moses, having enumerated in order ten patriarchs with whom the worship of God remained pu…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply upon the face of the earth Either man…
The most remarkable thing about the old world is its destruction by the deluge, or flood. We are told of the abounding iniquity of that wicked worl…
