Genesis 6:10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. - Free Bible Online

Brief Summary: The sons of God marry the daughters of men, men turn to wretched wickedness, the earth is is filled with violence, all flesh is utterly corrupted, the flood is promised by God, the LORD establishes his covenant with Noah, Noah builds an ark which will save his family and two of every living thing after its own kind.

Genesis Chapter 6

Genesis 6:13 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

Outline
The Reason for the Great Flood (Genesis 6:1-7)
The Lord's Grace Toward Noah (Genesis 6:8-12)
Instructions for Building the Ark (Genesis 6:13-22)

Summary
1 The Wickedness Of The World
8 Noah Findeth Grace
14 The Ark

Painting of Noah's Ark Resting with Dove Returning - Gustave Dore

Genesis 4:21: And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

Babylonian Flood Tablet with the Epic of Gilgamesh (650 BC)

17th Century BC Babylonian tablet with the Atrahasis Epic
click to see it in the British Museum.
 

Topics for Bible Study

Noah
Shem, Ham, and Japheth
The Flood
The Ark
God's Wrath
God's Grace

Maps
Map of the Table of Nations

Quick Reference Map

Map of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers (Click to Enlarge)

The Old Testament

Genesis Resources

Creation
Adam and Eve
The Flood
The Tower of Babel
Abraham the First Hebrew
Isaac, Son of Promise
Jacob and the 12 Tribes
Joseph and Egypt