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Genesis 4:25-26
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Genesis 4:25-26
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him.” 26 To Seth[a] also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the Lord.
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- 4.26 Seth takes the place of the murdered Abel and is the ancestor of Noah. In Ex 3.14 and 6.2-3 we find another account of the origins of Yahwism.
Genesis 4:25-26
New International Version
Genesis 4:25-26
New International Version
25 Adam made love to his wife(A) again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth,[a](B) saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”(C) 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.(D)
At that time people began to call on[b] the name of the Lord.(E)
Footnotes
- Genesis 4:25 Seth probably means granted.
- Genesis 4:26 Or to proclaim
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