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Genesis 6:9

Genesis 6:9

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These: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 10:1

just: Genesis 7:1; Job 12:4; Proverbs 4:18; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Ezekiel 14:14, Ezekiel 14:20; Habakkuk 2:4; Luke 2:25; Luke 23:50; Acts 10:22; Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 11:7; 2 Peter 2:5

perfect: or, upright, 2 Chronicles 15:17, 2 Chronicles 25:2; Job 1:1, Job 1:8; Psalms 37:37; Luke 1:6; Philippians 3:9-15

and Noah: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 48:15; 1 Kings 3:6; Luke 1:6; 1 Peter 2:5

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