Genesis 4:18
“And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Lamech took unto him two wives,.... He was the first we read of that introduced polygamy, contrary to the first…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 4:17-24
- XIX. The Line of Cain 17. חניך chenôk, Chanok, “initiation, instruction.” 18. עירד ‛ı̂yrād, ‘Irad, “fleet as the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 4:16-18
We have here a further account of Cain, and what became of him after he was rejected of God.
I. He tamely submitted to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
And unto Enoch, &c. The genealogy of Cain is a framework of names, each of which may have been connected with traditions…