ìAnd, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the
earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from
under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.î
Genesis 6:
After this great and terrible judgment from God, man began to replenish the
earth (see Genesis chapter 6 and 7).
ìAnd God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be
fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.î Genesis 9:
The LORD established a covenant with Noah.ìBut with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come
into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons' wives
with thee.î Genesis 6:
The three sonsí of Noah that were with him on the ark were Shem, Ham and
Japheth. All three sons had brought their wives with them and in time each of
them had children of their own.
At that time man lived hundreds of years, so the number of children that were
born to each of Noahís sons was quite large. The population of Earth became
very great over a relatively short period of time. One of Noahís grandsons was
Cush, the son of Ham.
ìNow these are the generations of the sons of Noah, Shem,
Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the
floodÖAnd the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut,
and Canaan.î Genesis 10:1 & 6
Cush married Semiramis, and in time they had a son they named Nimrod.