Genesis 9:7 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And as for you, be fruitful and have many children; spread out abundantly across the earth and multiply there.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is commanding Noah and his family to have children and populate the earth after the flood.

📚 Historical Context

This verse comes right after the great flood, when only Noah's family survived. God is giving Noah and his sons the same blessing He gave to Adam and Eve in the beginning. The human race needed to start over and repopulate the entire earth from just eight people.

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The Israelites had many children and their population grew tremendously. They multiplied and became very strong, and they filled the land where they lived.

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I will look favorably on you and bless you with children, make your numbers grow, and keep my promise to you.

Deuteronomy 7:13

And he will love you, and bless you, and make you numerous: he will also bless your children, and the crops of your land—your grain, your wine, and your olive oil—and the offspring of your cattle and the flocks of your sheep, in the land which he promised to your ancestors to give you.

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