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2. Descendant of Seth and father of Noah (Gen. v. 28-30), whom Lamech begat at the age of 182 years; his life covered a period of 777 years. The coincidence of the names "Lamech" and "Enoch" in the Cainite and Sethite genealogies, as well as the similarity between other names in the two lists, has led modern scholars to suppose that these are ...
18 de ago. de 2023 · Lamech was known for arrogance, polygamy, and violence. In the account of Cain’s descendants, Lamech was purposefully singled out as if to conclude the story of Cain with hopelessness and corruption. In a sense, Lamech is the epitome of God’s warning to Cain, “sin is crouching at your door and its desire is for you” ( Genesis 4:7 NASB).
There are two Lamechs mentioned in the Bible: The last mentioned father in the line of Cain (Genesis 4:18). This Lamech has two wives: Adah, the mother of Jabal the arch-tent-dweller and Jubal the arch-musician, and Zillah, the mother of Tubal-cain the smith and his sister Naamah.This Lamech boasts that if Cain is avenged sevenfold, he would be avenged seventy-sevenfold (Genesis 24).
LAMECH, BOOK OF, apocryphal book referred to in the List of Sixty Books, a Christian list of canonical and uncanonical books apparently dating from the fifth or sixth century.No definite quotation or fragment of an ancient Book of Lamechis known to exist, and the question arises whether the book relates to Lamech, Noah's father (Gen. 5:25–31), or Lamech, Cain's descendant (Gen. 4:18–24).
11 de abr. de 2023 · The seventh generation Lamech descended from Cain is described as the father of Jabal and Jubal (from his first wife Adah) and Tubal-cain and Naamah (from his second wife, Zillah) (Gen 4:17-22). Lamech is the first person in the Bible to practice polygamy, marrying two women concurrently. He is also the first person to utter a curse in the ...
18 de may. de 2018 · Another genealogy of Lamech (assigned to the P tradition) is presented in a list of the descendants of Seth (5:25–31; i Chron. 1:3). In this list, Lamech is the son of Methuselah and the father of Noah. He was 182 years old when Noah was born, and he subsequently had other sons and daughters (Gen. 5:30). He is the seventh generation from Enosh.
10 de mar. de 2006 · Lamech’s sin is worse than Cain’s because of his boast that those who take revenge on him will be avenged seventy-seven fold (Gen. 4:24). In arrogance, Lamech presumes upon the mercy and kindness of our Creator, viewing the absence of strict justice as liberation for him to do evil.
