16 Enoch pleased the Lord and was transferred, an example of a changed heart and mind for generations.
Noah
17 Noah was found perfect and righteous; in a time of anger, he was selected in exchange for the ungodly. Because of him, a few survivors remained on the earth when the flood happened.
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Eternal covenants were made with him so that all living things would not be wiped out by a flood again.
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
19 Abraham was the great father of a multitude of nations, and there was no smudge on his glory.
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He kept the laws of the Most High, and he entered into a covenant with him. He established a covenant in his flesh, and when he was tested, he proved faithful.
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Therefore, the Lord certified for Abraham with a solemn pledge that he would bless nations through his descendants, that he would make him increase like the dust of the earth, exalt his descendants like the stars, and give them an inheritance from sea to sea and from the river to the end of the earth.
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He made the same commitment to Isaac because of Abraham his father. He made a blessing for all humanity and a covenant
to rest on Jacob's head. The Lord acknowledged him with his blessings; he gave him an inheritance, divided his shares, and allotted them among the twelve tribes.
Moses
23 The Lord brought forward out of Jacob a man of mercy, who found favor with all living beings,