Daughters of Men There are only two families in the ages before the flood, the sons of God and the daughters of men ( Genesis 6:1-8 ). The descendants of Seth were the sons of God ( Genesis 4:25 ; Genesis 5:3-32 ). There was only one other family ( Genesis 4:9-23 ). Therefore, the daughters of men were descendants of Cain.

Creation Date. The date of creation cannot be determined. The first statement of the book of Genesis places the time in remote and impenetrable antiquity. Creator. The writer of Genesis offers no proof of the existence of Jehovah or of the fact that all things were made by Him. ( Genesis 1:1 Genesis 1:2 ; John 1:1-3 ; Colossians 1:15-17 ; Hebrews

Covenant of Circumcision After Abram had sojourned in the land of promise twenty-four years, the Lord made a covenant with him and changed his name to Abraham ( Genesis 12:4 Genesis 12:5 ; Genesis 17:1-5 ). The Lord proposed to make of him a great nation and to perpetuate the covenant through his offspring ( Genesis 17:6 Genesis 17:7 ). Birth and p

Conquest of Canaan A New Leader. When the days of mourning for Moses had passed ( Deuteronomy 34:8-12 ), Joshua assumed active command of the host, and the Lord spoke unto him and told him to conduct the people over Jordan. He also commanded him to be courageous and adhere to the Law of Moses, and assured him that as He had been with Moses He would

The Babylonish Captivity Causes That Led to It. The people were taken into captivity because of their departure from the laws of the Lord and their consequent idolatry ( 1 Kings 14:21-24 ; 1 Kings 15:1-3 ; 1 Kings 16:1-20 ; 1 Kings 21:1-24 ; 1 Kings 23:31-37 2 Chronicles 36:1-21 ). Conditions During the Captivity. The people of God were not oppress

The Apostasy Its Cause. The marriage of the sons of God and the daughters of men ( Genesis 6:1 Genesis 6:2 ). Its Effect on the Human Race. Men forgot God and became giants in wickedness ( Genesis 6:3 Genesis 6:4 ). Its Effect on the Creator. "And the LORD repented that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart" ( Genesis 6:6 ).

Abram Birth. He was born in Ur of the Chaldees, and was a direct descendant of Shem ( Genesis 11:10-32 ). Date. There is a difficulty in the chronology at this point. Compare Genesis 11:26 Genesis 11:32 ; Genesis 12:4 Genesis 12:5 ; Acts 7:1-4 . My solution of this question is the only one that will harmonize with all the facts and dates presented

Antediluvian Chronology Everything dates from the creation of Adam. Beyond him all is wrapped in dark and impenetrable mystery. In order to determine the length of time from Adam's creation to the flood we have only to add the ages of the antediluvian patriarchs--Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, Noah--at the b

THE WOLF.The wolf is rather larger than our largest dogs, and looks somewhat likethem; but he seems more wild, savage and cruel. The wolves go in largecompanies, making a terrible howling noise; and though they are ingeneral cowardly, yet when they are very hungry they attack largeanimals, and even men. They almost always go out by night, and theBi

THE WHALE.The whale is mentioned in the first chapter of the Bible, 21st verse."And God created great whales." Some suppose that large fish of everykind are here meant.An animal called the leviathan is described in one of the last chaptersof Job, which some suppose to be the whale. It certainly means a largeand strong animal, as you will see by the

THE UNICORN.There is only this animal mentioned in the Bible, the name of whichbegins with U, and of this I cannot give you a picture, because noperson now knows what sort of an animal it was. Some suppose it was akind of wild goat; others think that it was a sort of deer; and others,that it was what we call the rhinoceros. Perhaps you have seen pi

THE VULTURE.The vulture is called a bird of prey, because it lives on flesh; but ithas not such strong claws as the eagle, to seize and tear its food. Itdoes not often kill other animals; but preys upon those that have beenkilled in some other way, or have died of themselves. It is adisagreeable bird, and one that you would not like very well to se

THE TURTLE-DOVE.This is a very beautiful and innocent bird, and no one is mentioned morefrequently in the Bible. It does not live upon the flesh of animals: sowhen Noah sent one out of the ark, she soon came back again, because shecould find nothing to eat, and no rest for the sole of her foot. Noahput out his hand and gently took her in, and she d

THE STORK.The Bible name of this bird means gentleness or affection, and the storkvery well deserves such a name. It is very kind indeed to its youngones, and takes pains to find some things for them that it does notitself eat. It is said that when a house, on the top of which was astork's nest, once took fire, the mother bird would not fly away,be

THE SCORPION.This frightful creature is several times mentioned in the Bible. It isthe largest among insects, and more dangerous than any of them. It issometimes found in Europe, and is there about four inches long; butthose of hot countries are sometimes more than a foot in length.The scorpion is very easily made angry, and then its sting is terri

THE SHEEP.I suppose you think you already know as much about sheep and lambs as Ican tell you, and perhaps you do. Yet I dare say you never took up yourBible to see how many times they are mentioned there, or how manybeautiful things are said about them.Abel, who, as you know, was the third man that lived on the earth, was a"keeper of sheep;" and t

THE ROE, OR GAZELLE.The roe belongs to the class of antelopes-animals very much resemblingthe deer; they are equally innocent and beautiful, and are oftenmentioned together in the Bible. The form of the antelope is, ifpossible, still more graceful than that of the deer, and its limbs stillmore delicate; but the principal difference between them is

THE QUAIL.The quail is about the size of a pigeon. It is called a bird ofpassage, because it does not always live in the same place, but spendsthe winter in one country, and in the spring flies away to another. Intheir journies, they fly together in very large flocks, as you haveperhaps seen wild geese or pigeons do. A great many spend the summerno

THE RAVEN.The raven has always been very well known to man, and is mentionedalmost at the beginning of the Bible. You remember that this was thefirst bird that Noah sent out of the ark to see whether the waters hadbegun to dry up; and that it did not go back to him again. I suppose itwas very glad to be at liberty after it had been shut up more tha

THE PELICAN.The pelican is a large bird, and a curious one. It sometimes measuresnearly six feet from the top of the head to the end of the tail; and youknow that this is the height of a tall man. It may be called a water-bird, because it lives on the sea-coast, or on the borders of lakes andrivers and lives upon fish only. It has a very long bill,