GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 5:1 Adam’s Descendants. This section of Genesis 1:1 falls into two parts: Genesis 5:1 traces a single line of descendants from Adam to Noah, naming only one person in each generation (see diagram); Genesis 6:1 provides a worldwide picture of increasing human wickedness. ⇐ ⇔ [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 5:3 The genealogy of Adam’s family through SETH contrasts with the seven generations linked to Cain (Genesis 4:17). Instead of saying that Adam “fathered Seth,” which would be the normal wording for such a genealogy, the text says that Adam FATHERED A SON IN HIS OWN LIKENESS,... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 5:22 ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD... AND HE WAS NOT, FOR GOD TOOK HIM. The Hebrew verb for “walked” conveys a close relationship with God (compare Genesis 3:8; Genesis 6:9; Genesis 17:1; Genesis 24:40). Remarkably, because of this special relationship, Enoch does not die (compare 2... [ Continue Reading ]
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 5:28 Lamech expects that NOAH, whose name means “rest,” will bring both rest and comfort from the PAINFUL TOIL of working the soil (see Genesis 3:17). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]