• Gen 9:8 — And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, saying,
• Gen 9:9 — And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
• Gen 9:11 — And I will establish my covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.
• Gen 9:13 — I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.
• Gen 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.

2 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

5 passages from 3 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 3 passages
• Commentary on Genesis · 1 passage
• Second Helvetic Confession · 1 passage