After drowning every living thing in the flood, God repented and promised not to do it again. He even put the rainbow in the sky as a sign of his promise.

The first thing Noah did after leaving the ark was sacrifice some endangered species to God. Then he planted a vineyard, got drunk, and lay naked in his tent. When his son, Ham, happened to see him in this condition, Noah cursed not Ham, but Ham's son Canaan and all of his descendants with slavery.

Sometime later, everyone on earth came together to build the Tower of Babel. This disturbed God so much that he confounded their language so they couldn't complete it. That's where all the languages on earth came from.

This episode also introduces Abram and Sarai (aka Abraham and Sarah) , along with Abraham's nephew Lot. The three of them travel from Mesopotamia to Canaan. Later Abraham and Sarah go to Egypt where they enrich themselves by telling Pharaoh that they are siblings.

Lot moves to Sodom, where a war breaks out. Lot is captured, so Abraham and his slaves join the Sodomites in the battle of Sodom and Gomorrah. After the slaughter and Lot's release, Melchizedek praises God for delivering Abraham's enemies into his hand.

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#142: Elijah is touched by an angel (1 Kings 19)

The Bible in Fewer WordsBy Carole and Steve WellsSep 19, 2023