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The Setting for a Catastrophe
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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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 6:1–8
18th Century
Theologian
- דון dı̂yn “be down, strive, subdue, judge.” בשׁגם bāshagām “inasmuch, as also.” The rendering “in their e…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 6:1
19th Century
Bishop
When men (the adam) began to multiply.—The multiplication of Adam's race was probably comparati…
John Calvin
On Genesis 6:1
16th Century
Theologian
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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John Gill
On Genesis 6:1
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass, when men began to multiply upon the
face of the earth
Either man…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 6:1–7
17th Century
Minister
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…