in Gen. 2:16–17) and, in the narrative of Genesis 9, the Genesis 9:1–17 account of God’s declarations to Noah which formally articulate that covenant. The same is true for the Abrahamic covenant. Not only does it have a historical background (Genesis 12–14), which functions as a narrative preface to the covenant making episode, it also, like the Adamic and Noahic covenants, is articulated in a narrative context (Genesis 15, with supplemental torah in Genesis 17 and 22). The formulation of each of