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Genesis 9:1,7 re-issues the fruitful-and-multiply command to Noah and his sons after the flood, emphasizing the command operates in the context of a very low world population.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 15) 00:03:33 – 00:05:06

Canonical survey — the command is repeated in Genesis 9 after the flood.

Mike notes both Genesis 1 and Genesis 9 give the command when the human population is minimal (Adam/Eve; Noah's family). He is open to the idea that as the earth fills, the urgency changes, but stops short of endorsing married couples permanently choosing childlessness.

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