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Genesis 5 Apaq
In Genesis 5 is about the descendants of Adam during the beginning of time and Genesis 6 is about Noah and God during a time when humans reached an all-time high of wickedness. The main problem is the Earth corrupt and God wants to destroy it with Noah’s help. God gives Noah instructions to build an ark to save those who are righteous from the great flood that will destroy everything
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1. God is long suffering because in all cases where He has brought judgement it has only been after many warnings and centuries of disobedience. God is a very patient person and He only wants the best for us. So when He made the decision to destroy the Earth it was after he could no longer get through to the wicked people. God gave the people

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