Pattern #1- phase two

So mankind moved through the first phase of the old covenant. It was a matter of God raising up a man to lead.  As long as that man was alive, things were good.  But, in this first phase, Adam sinned, immediately "died" and he and all of his offspring began a decline into sin and death.  Because man was created with free will, God allowed man to make choices.  Finally, when man could descend no further, God brought judgment, in the form of a flood, saving only a remnant, that is, Noah and his family.
When the waters of the flood subsided and Noah set foot back on land, all that was left was the world.  The garden of Eden was gone and the land of Eden was gone. When one reads about God re-establishing man upon the earth, it compares precisely with the first creation.  Noah is instructed to refill the earth and the covenant is set up, again, between God and man.  This time, more detail is given about the covenant.  But with Noah's sin and Ham's subsequent sin, man again begins his decline.  Judgment then falls upon man, this time in the tower of Babel.  God comes down passing judgment upon man by confusing his tongue/confession/beliefs.  Man then spreads out like he has been commanded to do.
As this time period ends, God raises up Abram to begin the third phase.