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Noah was found perfect and righteous; in the time of wrath he was taken in exchange for the world; therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth when the flood came.
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An everlasting covenant was made with him: that all flesh should perish no more by the flood.
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Abraham was a great father of many people: in glory was there none like unto him,
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who kept the law of the Most High, and was in covenant with Him. He established the covenant in his flesh; and when he was proved, he was found faithful.
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Therefore He assured him by an oath that He would bless the nations in his seed, and that He would multiply him as the dust of the earth, and exalt his seed as the stars, and cause them to inherit from sea to sea and from the river unto the utmost part of the land.
Third Millennium Bible (TMB), New Authorized Version, Copyright 1998 by Deuel Enterprises, Inc., Gary, SD 57237. All rights reserved.