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Genesis 9:16

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And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

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  1. Genesis 9:14

    And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

  2. Genesis 9:15

    And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

  3. Genesis 9:17

    And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth.

  4. Genesis 9:18

    And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham is the father of Canaan.

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