Note on Genesis 6:1-4 - The two most common suggestions for answering who are the sons of God are either (a) fallen angels who took human wives (perhaps the reason for their fall), producing giants; or (b) the men of the "godly line" of Seth marrying into the "wicked line" of Cain. Neither suggestion answers all our questions and both have various inconsistencies. Let us be content to let this be one of those "secret things" that "belong unto the LORD" (Deuteronomy 29:29).
Genesis 6:21 - And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
Notice that right up to the Flood, all animals still had the same vegetarian diet as man. See Genesis 1:29-30, and notes there. Animals are given the instinctive fear of man when man is given permission to eat meat, Genesis 9:1-4. It is not stated when some animals began eating others, but we may infer it was also right after the Flood.
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