Genesis 6:17 · WEB
“I, even I, do bring the flood of waters on this earth, to destroy all flesh having the breath of life from under the sky. Everything that is in the earth will die.”
— Genesis 6:17
Era
Patriarchs (~2000 BC)
Emotion
grieving
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narrative
Emotional genome
Comfort power
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Promise of GodProphecyjudgmentflooddestructiondivine sovereignty
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