Genesis 6:1
βWhen men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them,β
What does Genesis 6:1 mean?
As humanity spread across the earth and families grew, the stage was being set for a turning point in human history. This verse is simply noting the reality of population growth, but it's actually introducing us to a critical moment when the boundaries between the human and divine realms were about to be crossed in a way that deeply troubled God. What happens next in the Genesis account reveals that human corruption had become so serious that it demanded God's attention and intervention.