24 Bijbelverzen over Noach en de zondvloed

God sent the flood because the earth was corrupt and full of violence, and he saved Noah, his family and the animals with them in an ark. The story runs from Genesis 6 to 9, and the flood account ends with God’s promise never again to destroy all life with a flood, with the rainbow as its sign (Genesis 9:11-13). Later books return to the story. Isaiah 54:9 compares God’s oath after the flood to a new promise to his…