Genesis 6:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, ”

Genesis 6:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

- The Growth of Sin 3. דון dı̂yn “be down, strive, subdue, judge.” בשׁגם bāshagām “inasmuch, as also.” The rendering “in their error” requires the pointing בשׁגם b e shāgām ,...
Genesis 6:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Angel Marriages. This section belongs to J, but to what stratum is not clear. In its nakedly mythological character it is quite unlike anything else in the history. It is obscure at some points,...
Genesis 6:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

The Chronology having been brought up to Noah's days, the History takes us back (not forward). men . sing, with art.. the man Adam. See App-14. earth . Hebrew. h'adamah, ground. them: i.e....
Genesis 6:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. And it came to pass, when men began to multiply. Moses, having enumerated in order, ten patriarchs, with whom the worship of God remained pure, now relates, that their families also were c...
Genesis 6:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, When men began to multiply - It was not at this time that men began to multiply, but the i...
Genesis 6:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Men began—daughters—sons of God, &c — An evident distinction has been made in sacred scripture between the children of God and the children of men; between those who were the true servants of...
Genesis 6:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, When men began to multiply. This is a general statement relative to the increase o...
Genesis 6:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Sons of God and the Daughters of Men 1-4. This fragment seems to have been placed here as an instance of the wickedness which necessitated the Flood. Stories of unions between deities and the...
Genesis 6:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

VI. (1) When men (the adam) began to multiply. — The multiplication of the race of Adam was probably comparatively slow, because of the great age to which each patriarch attained before his firs...
Genesis 6:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE FLOOD Genesis 5:1-32 ; Genesis 6:1-22 ; Genesis 7:1-24 ; Genesis 8:1-22 ; Genesis 9:1-29 THE first great event which indelibly impressed itself on the memory of the primeval world was t...
Genesis 6:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Wickedness of Men Genesis 5:25-32 ; Genesis 6:1-8 When a son was born to Lamech, he named him Noah, which means “ Rest. ”He thought that the boy would grow up to share and alleviate the...
Genesis 6:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

With the passing of the centuries, the degeneration of the individual and the family became that of society. There had been intermixture between the descendants of Cain and those of Seth, resulting i...
Genesis 6:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, Contents This chapter relates to us the evil effects of sin, and the sure consequences w...
Genesis 6:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply upon the face of the earth ,.... Either mankind in general, or rather the posterity of Cain, who were mere natural men, such as they were when born in...
Genesis 6:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, Ver. 1. When men began to multiply. ] Not good men only, but bad men too; who therefore...
Genesis 6:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For the glory of God's justice, and for a warning to a wicked world, before the history of the ruin of the old world, we have a full account of its degeneracy, its apostacy from God, and rebellion ag...
Genesis 6:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

MAN'S DEGRADATION TO CORRUPTION AND VIOLENCE It was not long before mankind multiplied greatly on earth, and the dreadful effects of sin multiplied with them. this is emphasized in the corrupt mix...
Genesis 6:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Depravity of the World. B. C. 2469. 1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on...
Genesis 6:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

GENESIS CHAPTER 6 Unlawful matches of the sons of God with the daughters of men, Genesis 6:1-2 , grieve the Spirit of God, who threatens their destruction, Genesis 6:3 . Giants and mighty men...
Genesis 6:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“The Histories of the Sons of Noah” - The Flood ( Genesis 6:9 b - Genesis 10:1 a) - TABLET IV It has been common practise among a large number of scholars to seek to split the flood narrative i...
Genesis 6:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 6:2 . Sons of God.]—That these were angels is a view which, it is well-known, has been held from ancient times, both by Jews and Christians. Of the latter class may be na...
Genesis 6:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Gen. 6-7 A long period elapsed between the commencement of the building of the ark and the actual flood. During that period we notice: (1) the strength of Noah's faith. God has told him of a deluge...
Genesis 6:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 6:2 . Sons of God. Some understand this expression of Seth's sons, who intermarried with Cain's daughters, but assign no reason for their being called the daughters of men. Others unders...
Genesis 6:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

The sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose Sons of God different from the daughters of men 1 . In disposition. 2. In pr...
Genesis 6:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Genesis 6:1 , Genesis 6:2 And it came to pass. Literally, it was ; not in immediate sequence to the preceding chapter, but at some earlier point in the antediluvian per...
Genesis 6:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And it came to pass when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
Genesis 6:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A.M. 1556. B.C. 2448. to multiply. Genesis 1:28
Genesis 6:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Corrupted Earth Genesis 6:1-9 INTRODUCTORY WORDS As we approach the story of the flood, which God sent as a judgment upon the earth, which was corrupt before God and filled with violence,...
Genesis 6:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Men began to multiply upon the face of the earth — This was the effect of the blessing, Genesis 1:28 , and yet man's corruption so abused this blessing, that it turned into a curse.

Genesis 6:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Genesis 6:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Genesis 6:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Genesis 6:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Genesis 6:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Genesis 6:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 6:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 6:1 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Genesis 6:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Genesis 6:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Genesis 6:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Genesis 6:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Genesis 6:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Genesis 6:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Genesis 6:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Genesis 6:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Genesis 6:1 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Genesis 6:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes