Brief Summary: Noah and his sons are commanded to multiply and fill the whole earth, man is given dominion over all living things, the death penalty is decreed for murder, God promises that he will never again destroy the earth by water, Canaan is cursed, and Shem and Japheth are blessed.

Genesis Chapter 9

Genesis 9:16 - And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that [is] upon the earth.

Outline
God's Covenant with Noah (Genesis 9:1-19)
Noah's Prophecy Concerning the Nations (Genesis 9:20-29)

Summary
1 God Blesseth Noah
4 Blood And Murder Are Forbidden
8 God's Covenant
13 Signified By The Rainbow
18 Noah Replenisheth The World,
20 Planteth A Vineyard
21 Is Drunken And Mocked By His Son
25 Curseth Canaan
26 Blesseth Shem
27 Prayeth For Japheth
29 And Dieth

Topics for Bible Study

God Blessses Noah
God Blesses Noah's Sons
The Fear of Man on Every Beast
Man is Given Meat for Food
The Blood is Set Apart
Murder is Punishable by Death
God Made Man in His Image
God's Covenant with Noah
The Rainbow as a Token
Noah Planted a Vineyard
Noah's Nakedness
Canaan's Curse
Shem is Blessed
Japheth is Enlarged
Noah Dies at 950

Maps
Map of the Table of Nations

Painting of Noah's Ark Resting with Dove Returning - Gustave Dore

Genesis 9:20-21 And Noah began [to be] an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: And he drank of the wine, and was drunken...

Quick Reference Map

Map of the Descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth (Click to Enlarge)

The Old Testament

Genesis Resources

Creation
Adam and Eve
The Flood
The Tower of Babel
Abraham the First Hebrew
Isaac, Son of Promise
Jacob and the 12 Tribes
Joseph and Egypt