And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

וַיַּ֣רְא יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י רַבָּ֛ה רָעַ֥ת הָאָדָ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ וְכָל־יֵ֙צֶר֙ מַחְשְׁבֹ֣ת לִבֹּ֔ו רַ֥ק רַ֖ע כָּל־הַיֹּֽום׃

Genesis 6:5

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Human nature Sin Noah's flood

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Genesis The Bible

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Religious literature

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Hebrew

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1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC

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Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 6:5).

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Friedrich Nietzsche
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Nietzsche, Friedrich. Die frohliche Wissenschaft [The Gay Science]. Chemnitz: Ernst Schmeitzner, 1882, bk. 3, no. 108.

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Apostle Paul

Romans 8:31

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Apostle Paul
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Romans The Bible
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Romans 8:31).

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Exodus 2:22

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exodus 2:22).