Genesis 9:1-7 (NIV) Then
God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be
fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and
dread of you will fall upon all the beasts of the earth and
all the birds of the air, upon every creature that moves along
the ground, and upon all the fish of the sea; they are given
into your hands. 3 Everything that lives and moves will
be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now
give you everything. 4 But you must not eat meat that has its
lifeblood still in it. 5 And for your lifeblood I will surely
demand an accounting. I will demand an accounting from every
animal. And from each man, too, I will demand an
accounting for the life of his fellow man. 6 Whoever sheds the blood of
man, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made man. 7 As for you, be fruitful and
increase in number; multiply on the earth and increase upon
it."