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The Hebrew Bible makes reference to a number of covenants (Hebrew: בְּרִיתוֹת) with God ().These include the Noahic Covenant set out in Genesis 9, which is decreed between God and all living creatures, as well as a number of more specific covenants with Abraham, the whole Israelite people, the Israelite priesthood, and the Davidic lineage of kings.
After the flood, Noah offered burnt offerings to God. God accepted the sacrifice, and made a covenant with Noah, and through him with all mankind, that he would not waste the earth or destroy man by another deluge. [5] "And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth". [9]
As a sign of His covenant, He sets the rainbow in the sky. Noah's son Ham sees his father naked and informs his brothers, who cover Noah while averting their eyes. Noah curses Ham's son Canaan, while giving his blessing to Shem and Japheth. Noah dies 350 years after the Flood, at the age of 950. PEOPLE: God, Noah, sons of Noah, Canaan
The covenant of grace became the basis for all future covenants that God made with mankind such as with Noah (Genesis 6, 9), with Abraham (Genesis 12, 15, 17), with Moses (Exodus 19–24), with David (2 Samuel 7), and finally in the New Covenant founded and fulfilled in Christ.
The primeval history is first and foremost about the world God made, its origins, inhabitants, purposes, challenges, and failures. [32] It asks why the world which God has made is so imperfect and of the meaning of human violence and evil, and its solutions involve the notions of covenant, law, and forgiveness. [33]
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The covenant of the pieces between God and Abraham is not conditional. Future covenants between Israel and God would be conditional. This is clearly expressed in Deuteronomy 11:13–21, recited twice-daily as part of the foundational prayer, the Shema. According to Mendenhall, the covenant was not just an idea, but actually a historical event.