Genesis 6:1
“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,”
KJV
Read in Genesis 6Meaning
Genesis 6 opens with ordinary human multiplication before the difficult episode that follows.
Read carefully
Population growth itself is not identified as the moral problem that later brings judgment in the chapter.
Reflection
The narrative moves from ordinary human growth toward a much darker diagnosis of corruption and violence.