Biblical passages Incident Reason Genesis 3:14–24 Curse upon Adam and Eve and expulsion from the Garden of Eden Disobedience Genesis 4:9–15 Curse upon Cain after his slaying of his brother, Abel Murder Genesis 6–7 The Great Flood Rampant evil and Nephilim Genesis 11:1–9 The confusion of languages at the Tower of Babel To scatter them over the Earth Genesis 19:23–29 Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah people of no redeeming value Genesis 38:6–10 Destruction of Er and Onan wickedness in the Lord's sight Exodus 7–14 Plagues of Egypt to establish his power over that of the gods of Egypt Exodus 19:10–25 Divine threatenings at Mount Sinai warn that the mountain is off limits and holy Exodus 32 Plagues at the incident of the golden calf disowning the people for breaking his covenant with them Leviticus 10:1–2 Nadab and Abihu are burned offering unauthorized fire in their censers Leviticus 26:14–39 Curses upon the disobedient divine warning Numbers 11 A plague accompanies the giving of manna in the wilderness rejecting his gracious gift of heavenly food and failing his test of obedience Numbers 16 The rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram – Their supernatural deaths and the plague that followed insolence and attempting self-promotion to roles they were unworthy of holding Numbers 20:9–13 Reprimand of Moses at the water of Meribah disobeying the Lord's instruction, showing distrust and indífference in God's presence Numbers 21 Murmuring of the people and the plague of fiery serpents spurning God's grace Numbers 25 Whoredom with the Moabites and resulting plague breaching God's covenant through sexual immorality and worshipping other gods Deuteronomy 28 Curses pronounced upon the disobedient another divine warning