Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying,
And you, be fruitful and multiply; bring forth abundantly on the earth and multiply on it.
Behold, I establish My covenant or pledge with you and with your descendants after you
On the same day the Lord made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying, To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates–the land of