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Genesis-chapter 5

5

1. This is the book of the genealogy of Adam, In the day that God created man, He made them in the likeness of God.   1:26; 9:6
2. He created them male and female, and blessed them and called them mankind in the day they were created.   1:27, 28
3. And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
4. After he begot Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and daughters.
5. So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.                                       Heb. 9:27

 As you will see at the end of this chapter, Adam lived long enough to see all his descendants down to the father of Noah, who is Lamech. Adam died in 930 AC(after creation), and Noah was born in 1056 AC (126 years after the death of Adam). Just As God promised Adam back in Gen 3:19, because of his sin, he at that moment, became mortal and was destined to die.

6. Seth lived one hundred and five years, and begot Enosh, Seth lived eight hundred and seven years, and had sons and daughters.

Enosh (H583): אנוש: ‘ĕnôsh
BDB Definition:
Enos = “man”
1) son of Seth
8. So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years; and he died.
9. Enosh lived ninety years and begot Cainan.

Cainan (H7018): קינן: qêynân:
BDB Definition: Kenan = “possession”

10. After he begot Cainan, Enosh lived eight hundred and fifteen years, and had sons and daughters.
11. So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years; and he died.
12. Cainan lived seventy years and begot Mahalalel.

Mahalalel (h4111):מהללאל: mahălal’êl:
BDB Definition: Mahalalel = “praise of God”

13. After he begot Mahalalel, Cainan lived eight hundred and forty years, and had sons and daughters.
14. So all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years; and he died.
15. Mahalalel lived sixty five years and begot Jared.

Jared (3382):ירד: yered:
BDB Definition: Jered or Jared = “descent”

16. After he begot Jared, Mahalalel lived eight hundred and thirty years, and had sons and daughters.
17. So all the days of Mahalalel were eight hundred and ninety five years; and he died.
18. Jared lived one hundred and sixty two years, and begot Enoch.

Enoch (H2585):חנוך: chănôk:
BDB Definition: Hanoch = “dedicated”

19. After he begot Enoch, Jared lived eight hundred years, and had sons and daughters.
20. So all the days of Jared were nine hundred and sixty two years; and he died.
21. Enoch lived sixty five years, and begot Methuselah. Jude 14,15

Methuselah (H4968): מתוּשׁלח: methûshelach:
BDB Definition: Methuselah = “man of the dart”

22. After he begot Methuselah, Enoch walked with God three hundred years, and had sons and daughters. 9:6;   Heb. 11:5
23. So all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty five years.
24. And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.

  Just as Noah was righteous in God’s eyes, so to was Enoch, I believe This is what verse twenty four  is saying, when it says that Enoch “walked with God.” This verse has been misread by many scholars. Many people Have been lead to believe that this verse means that Enoch was taken up to heaven. those who believe God took Enoch up to heaven also reference  Hebrews 11:5, Also known as the faith chapter. However, neither one of these verses say that he was taken up into heaven. If we are to read further down in Hebrews chapter eleven we would see that Paul Makes no distinction between Enoch and all those of the faith  he listed when he says, “These all died by way of faith, not having received the promises,”  Clearly Enoch did not ascend to Heaven. verse twenty four does not say where God took Enoch, it just plainly says “God took him.” Jesus himself tells us that “scripture cannot be broken” (John. 10:35), and earlier in the chapter of John Jesus said, “no one has ascended up to Heaven except He who came down from Heaven, the Son of Man who is in Heaven,” (John 3:13), Meaning that He is the only one who has ever ascended into Heaven. Therefore when people say Enoch ascended to heaven, then they would have to discard what Jesus taught in John 3:13, and Paul’s writings of Hebrews chapter eleven. Therefore they would be breaking scripture so as to fit their own narrative of their beliefs of what happens after death.                                                           So then, what does it mean in verse twenty four that “God took him?” There are many theories as to what happened to Enoch, I have only talked about the one because of its misinterpretation of scriptures and I felt compelled to  clarify the truth about life immediately after death. United Church of God gives some great insight as to what could have happened to Enoch which I will copy and paste here for the reader:   

How, then, can it be that Enoch was transferred elsewhere so he wouldn’t see death? God doesn’t give us all the details of what happened, but a few scenarios have been proposed that do not conflict with the fact that Enoch died as the Bible says.

It may be that God transported Enoch elsewhere to keep him from being killed at a certain time—perhaps protecting him from martyrdom at the hands of angry persecutors who didn’t like his announcement of coming divine judgment (see Jude 14-16). God likewise supernaturally transported Elijah and Philip to other places on earth (see 2 Kings 2:11; Acts 8:39).

On the other hand, we should observe that Enoch died young for his time—at age 365 while those before and after him lived into their 800s and 900s. Because of this, some speculate that God “took him” from life prematurely so that he would not have to live out his remaining centuries in a miserable world (compare Isaiah 57:1-2). His next moment of consciousness will be the resurrection. In this case, “so that he would not see death” would refer to his not having to experience the process of dying—his life ending instantly.

Still others, putting the likelihood of Enoch experiencing persecution together with his early death, have concluded that Enoch was murdered—martyred for his preaching. Enoch being taken and not found would then refer to God removing his body and burying it—as happened with Moses (Deuteronomy 34:5-6).

In this case, Enoch being taken or transferred so that he would not see death is taken as separate matter—that of him being spiritually converted, transferred from the world’s ways to God’s way of living, so that he would not see ultimate death in the lake of fire (compare Colossians 1:13; John 8:51).

Again, we don’t have enough details to know exactly what is intended. But we do know that Enoch did not skip death and go to heaven. He died, and no human being has ascended to heaven except Jesus Christ.

The bottom line is that scriptures do not clarify what happened to Enoch when God “Took him”

25. Methuselah lived one hundred and eighty seven years, and begot Lamech.
26. After he begot Lamech, Methuselah lived seven hundred and eighty two years, and had sons and daughters.

Lamech (H3929): למך: lemek:
BDB Definition: Lamech = “powerful”

27. So all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred and sixty nine years; and he died.
28. Lamech lived one hundred and eighty two years, and had a son.
29. And called his name Noah, saying, “This one will comfort us concerning our work and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord has cursed.”

Noah (H5146): נח: nôach:
BDB Definition: Noah = “rest”
1) son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth; builder of the ark which saved his family from the destruction of the world which God sent on the world by the flood; became the new seminal head of mankind because his family were the only survivors of the flood

30. After he begot Noah, Lamech lived five hundred and ninety five years, and had sons and daughters.
31. So all the days of Lamech were seven hundred and seventy seven years; and he died.
32. And Noah was five hundred years old, and Noah begot
Shem, Ham and Japheth.       6:10; 10:1, 32

Shem (H8035): שׁם: shêm:
BDB Definition: Shem = “name”                                                                                                   1) the eldest son of Noah and progenitor of the Semitic tribes

Ham(H2526): חם: châm:                                                                                                                  BDB Definition: Ham = “hot”                                                                                                      1) 2nd son of Noah, father of Canaan and of various peoples which were inhabitants of southern lands (noun proper masculine)
2) in late usage, a collective name for Egyptians (noun proper masculine)
3) the place where Chedorlaomer smote the Zuzim, probably in the territory of Ammonites (Gilead) east of the Jordan (noun proper locative)

Japheth (H3315): יפת: yepheth:
BDB Definition: Japheth = “opened”                                                                                       1) the 3rd son of Noah whose descendants after the flood settled on the coastal lands of the Mediterranean spreading north into Europe and parts of Asia

  I think most people will probably skip over the Genealogy of Adam and not pay much attention to it. I on the other hand, about a year ago (2013) thought it would be interesting to follow this genealogy. At the time, my purpose was to put a date on the flood of Noah’s time. Since then, during my growing process I have decided to carry this genealogy line to as far as the Bible records it. I have come to learn why God was so specific in the dates and the names of the descendants of Seth. Up until the time of Noah, there is one pure blood line that will eventually lead to the promised seed of our Lord Jesus Christ. This is very important according to the purpose of God. We must look at it this way: God is holy, Therefore, in order for Jesus Christ to be Holy and without sin, there must be no deviation in the bloodline leading up to the Birth of Jesus. We see in this genealogical map that the seed of Eve is handed down from generation to generation from the man. This bloodline that leads to Jesus, is handed down from son to son and not thru the daughters.  I am in no way implying that women have no importance in God’s word. We see down through the Bible how women, at certain times, were used by God to carry out his purpose.
  The following is my calculations, according to scripture, of the Genealogy from Adam to the flood. With the exception of Adam I use the abbreviation A.C. to stand for after creation, so as to help me in counting the years to Noah.

Adam was born 0000 BTF (before the flood)
Adam died in 0930 Ac, hence he lived 930 years.

Seth was born in 0130 AC, he lived 912 years and died in the year 1042 AC.

Enosh was born in 0235 AC, he lived 905 years and died in 1140 AC.

Cainan was born in 0325 AC, he lived 910 years and died in 1235 AC.

Mahalalel was born in 0395 AC, he lived 895 years and died in 1290 AC.

Jared was born in 0460 AC, he lived 962 years and died in 1422 AC.

Enoch was born in 622 AC, he lived 365 years and died in 987 AC.

Methuselah was born in 687 AC, he lived 969 years and died in 1656 (the year of the flood)

  This would obviously mean that Methuselah knew of the coming flood and watched and maybe even helped his grandson Noah build the ark as best he could for his age. He would have been about 869 years old at the time that Noah began to build the ark. Methuselah’s died the year of the flood and the Lord did not allow him to live thru the coming flood. there is no explanation in the scriptures why God had Methuselah die the year of the flood? If there has been any reasons given by man they can only be conjectural at best. But I will give my own explanation why I think Methuselah and his son Lamech both died right before the flood. We are told in scriptures that Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord (Gen 6:8), so my opinion is that Noah’s father and grandfather did not live up the level to find grace in His eyes, However, God did spare them from the horrible death thru the flood, therefore not allowing them to die with the wicked of the world of that time. and or it was only thru Noah’s righteousness that God spared them from death by the flood, Just as God also spared noah’s wife, his sons and their wives as well. Thru one man’s righteousness few were saved from the flood alone (not for salvation purposes), Just as in the days of Lot, God found one righteous man in Sodom, and thru Lot, His wife, two daughters, albeit Lots wife turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back as they were fleeing (Gen. 19:26), if Lot’s sons in law would have followed they would have been spared from the day of destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 19:12-14). This is just one man’s opinion.

Lamech Was born in 0874 AC, he lived 777 years old and died in 1651 AC.

  Just as his father Methuselah, Lamech knew of the flood, and the beginning of the end. according to my calculations he would have been about six hundred and sixty seven years old when Noah began building the ark, he died five years before the flood. Also another note about Lamech. He lived 777 years. The number 7 is a sign of perfection in the eyes of the Lord, just saying. 

Noah was born in 1056 AC, he lived 950 years and died in 2006 AC.

Shem, Ham and Japheth were born at separate times after Noah turned five hundred. They were not triplets. We can go to other chapters later on in Genesis to show this time-line. First lets look at chapter ten (Compare Gen 10:21). So we see hear that Japheth was the oldest of Noah’s sons. We can then go to chapter nine to see that Ham was the youngest son. (Gen 9:22-24, 11:10). We know that Noah was six hundred years old when the flood waters came, since Shem was one hundred years old (two years after the flood), at the birth of Arphaxad. The only thing we do not know is the exact age of Ham. Hence the following genealogy goes something like this: Japheth was born in 1556 AC The Bible doesn’t give the account as to when Japheth Died. The only reason I can think of, is the fact that the seed of Jesus Christ comes through Shem and not Japheth.

 Shem was born in 1558 AC and died in 2060 AC

 Ham was born some-time after Shem, but as to when he was born is not told. In my opinion this is because of the sin Ham had committed upon his father Noah, and also, since the Seed of Jesus comes through Shem’s offspring, God does not find it necessary to give us this genealogy. It is only through the seed of Jesus Christ that is important for us to know, so as to account for the direct descendants from Adam to Jesus.

Genesis-Chapter 4

4

1.Now Adam new Eve his wife, and she conceived and
bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.” v. 17                     2.Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now
Able was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the
ground. 3:23

(H7014)
קין
qayin
BDB Definition:
Kenite = “smiths”
1) eldest son of Adam and Eve and the first murderer having murdered his brother Abel (noun proper masculine)
2) the tribe from which the father-in-law of Moses was a member and which lived in the area between southern Palestine and the mountains of Sinai (noun proper gentilic)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: the same as H7013 (with a play upon the affinity to H7069)

So Eve, the mother of all living bore two sons: Cain the firstborn and Abel. Abel was a shepherd and tended to the livestock, while Cain was a farmer who grew the herbs and plants of the land. Some scholars believe that Cain and Abel were twins because of the fact that in verse one it says that Adam new his wife, and she conceived, however in verse two there is no mention of Eve conceiving again. The verse merely states that Eve bore again Cain’s brother Abel. The Bible is vague on this matter and I will not draw any conclusions to this fact. Just food for thought. Fact of the matter is we don’t know.

3. And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain
brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the lord.
Lev. 23:39,40
4. Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering,                                                                            Lev. 27:26; Num. 18:17; Heb. 11:4
5. but he did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.

 

 Cain brought to the Lord an offering of fruit as a sacrifice, whereas  Verse four shows us that Abel gave his a firstborn of his flock (the cream of the crop) to the lord, whereas Cain may have just brought any old fruit, not his best(the first of the fruits). God is the Creator of all things, therefore all things belong to Him, including the first born of the animals or of the land. When the sacrifices were offered up top God, they were to be the firstborn, or firstfruits. Giving this offering  is a show of respect to God for all He has done, and acknowledges His ownership of all things. Caine should be offering to the Lord what is rightfully His (The first of his fruits), but he didn’t. Cain took God for granted, and this attitude was of  complete disrespect to God and all that He had done for him. 

6. So the Lord said to Cain, “why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?    James. 1:20
7. “if you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”

  Cain grew both angry and sad that God had not accepted his offering. Instead of asking God for forgiveness and repenting of his offering, he instead falls into the trappings of Satan and sin, and his emotions. God even warns him of this transgression and what lies ahead if he continues on with this type of behavior. God also tells Cain that he must learn to control his emotions and not let sin control him. Just as we Christians of today have to learn to do the same. When we get baptized, with the laying of hands, and have God’s spirit inside of us, we still are of the flesh and can and do get tempted daily by Satan and sin. However with God’s Spirit we learn to recognize sin, turn from it and do what the spirit wills us to do. It sounds easy enough, but because we are of the flesh we sometimes fall short just as Paul says in Rom. 7: 14-25,   God is giving Cain assurances that if he does well then God would indeed accept the offering and reward him in a just and righteous way, but if Cain does not offer up to God in a manner that is pleasing to Him, then Cain needs to be careful, because this kind of attitude in the offering could lead to the sin nature, which is always there waiting to take over and lead us down the path of unrighteousness. unfortunately in this case this is exactly what happened to Cain, the more he thought about his offering not being accepted, the more he grew angry and eventually it (The sin nature), ruled over him instead of him ruling over it.

8. Now Cain talked with Abel his brother, and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.         Ex.20:13;1 John 3:12-15

  Wouldn’t it be nice if we knew how the conversation went between Cain and Abel. We know that Cain ended up killing his brother later on after this conversation. I say “Later on because we are told “And it came to pass when they were in the field;” meaning sometime after the conversation. I think it would be safe to say that it probably wasn’t a very friendly conversation, with Cain being the instigator, maybe to try and provoke Abel to anger so he could have justification in his eyes to killing his brother. we can only speculate. Cain waited until the appropriate time and place to carry out his plan of revenge on his brother. All the while sin was taking control over him, where it came to a point that he had no control at all, it consumed his thoughts and actions, and he killed his brother in cold blood.

  9. Then the lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know. Am I my brothers keeper?” 3:9; Deut. 15:7-9

  God knows what happened to Cain. This is another rhetorical question. I believe that God is just simply testing Cain to see if he will confess his sin, repent from it, and ask for forgiveness. On the contrary, Cain tries to hide his sin by denying that he even knows what has happened to his brother. One sin leads to another and so on and so forth, like God said, “it” ( Sin), lies at it’s door and has started to overtake him in his actions and words. Cain even goes on to suggest that he is not responsible for his brother. However if we look at the referenced book (Deut. 15:7-9), we can clearly see that in God’s instruction to the Israelite s that indeed we are responsible for our brothers and sisters etc:

10. And he said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.

  Again God knows what Cain did, he is simply trying to Make Cain realize the wickedness of his behavior. Trying to hide what he did to his brother he buries him in the ground to cover up his sin, hence the Lord says to him,”The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.” Just read on to the next verse.

11. “So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.     3:17; 9:5,6

12. “When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on earth.”

Just as his parents didn’t show remorse and ask for forgiveness for what they did in the garden, so to Cain follows in their footsteps. Because Cain did not  confess his sin, repent from it, and ask for forgiveness, God cannot let this go unpunished. I believe that had Cain done this, God, who is rich in mercy would have forgiven him. And the punishment wouldn’t have been so harsh. I say this because of the story of king David. In 2. Samuel chapters 11  we read how David committed many sins against God: including murder, However David recognized his sins, repented of them, confessed them to God, and asked for forgiveness. David would even fast for days at times. David had a pure heart and a true love for God and his ways. God knew David’s heart and recognized his sincerity and his true feeling of guilt for what he had done. This is why it is said that David was a man after God’s own heart (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts. 13:22), as we see in verse 12 the curse upon Cain is to last until the day Cain dies. Cain must live his life on the run, never to settle, nor will he ever be able to farm the land again, for if he tries the land will not produce for him.

13. And Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear!
14. “Surely you have driven me out this day from the face of the ground; I shall be hidden from your face; I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond on the earth, and it will happen that anyone who finds me will kill me.”
15. And the lord said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold.” And the Lord set a mark on Cain, lest anyone finding him should kill him. v. 24; Ps. 79:11

 Cain, as is his sinful nature, again shows no repentance, but is only concerned for himself. He mourns, not for the pain that he has caused on his parents by the killing of their son Abel, or for that matter the pain and sadness that he brought to God for the killing of his brother, We must remember here that we all are children of God, and it grieves Him in his heart to see such an abomination committed by His children (Gen. 6:6),  Instead Cain mourns for himself without concern for anyone else who was affected by his sin. Cain go so far as to say “Woe is me, everywhere I go my family will want to kill me.” However God says “not so” I will make a mark on Cain that no one should kill you and if they do then I will take vengeance on them seven times worse. (Compare Rom 12:19, Heb 10:30). It is God, and only Him who can take vengeance against Cain. Either Abel had already had children at the time of his death, this would mean that Adam and Eve would have to have had daughters already in order for him to have children, since it appears that they had no other sons until after the death of Abel, the only other ones that would want to kill Cain would have been his own parents. There are laws God gave to the Hebrews in the exodus out of Egypt regarding murder and avenging the death of a family member. From the previous chapters we read that the laws of sacrifices, offerings, and atonement for sins were already being practiced by Adam and Eve, and surely it had been passed down to both Cain and Abel, in fact it was the law of sacrifices that brought Cain to commit his murderous act upon his brother. Let’s take a look at these laws. In Numbers chapter thirty five, beginning in verse nine, God proclaims these laws concerning how to treat the person who has killed  someone either by accident or purposely. He even  institutes the practice of having sanctuary cities for the person who has killed someone by accident. In the law of sanctuary cities we learn of God’s mercy, grace and righteousness in His judgements. In this  chapter here we see How God has made Himself the avenger of the blood of Abel. His law states that if the person is found guilty of maliciously killing someone then it falls into the hands of the family of the slain to put to death the murderer, and the people of the sanctuary city shall hand the guilty one over to the avenger to slay him (Numbers 35: 9-24), In Cains case, no one saw him kill his brother, sure God new he did it but only He saw the act, for God is the all knowing, omnipresence, and all seeing God. ( Heb. 4:13, Job. 24:31), in His law the Hebrews were told that you could not condemn someone to death unless there were two witnesses who saw the act committed (Num. 35: 30), In my humble opinion I believe that because of there being no more than one witness to the murder of Abel, God Himself, being a very righteous God who judges in righteousness, is also bound to His laws for His namesake, and therefore can not condemn Cain to death by the avenger or anyone who would want to kill him for this crime. Instead He puts a mark on Cain to let it be known that no one can kill Cain, and if so God will punish that person seven times more severe.

16. Then Cain went out from the presence of the lord in the land of Nod on the east of Eden.

  Cain left Eden never to return. He also left God, never to return to him and his holiness. Cain is now, and will always be against all that is of God. The Strong’s definition for (Nod), is wandering, hence Cain was in the land of wandering, wondering further and further away from God, ina sense he was alienated from God for the rest of his life.

17. And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son-Enoch.                         v.1; Ps. 49:11

Enoch                                                                                                                                                          (H2585)
חנוך
chănôk
BDB Definition:
Hanoch = “dedicated”
1) eldest son of Cain (noun proper masculine)

Since Adam and Eve are the parents of all mankind, then it is only logical that Cains wife was either his sister, or maybe a niece.  So in the beginning of being fruitful and multiplying, There was incest. This form of incest though, is ordained by God himself, God being Holy and good, is the only one who can give blessings on the early marriages of men and women. What we must also understand is that God is holy, Therefore His children must be Holy. one day the promised seed of the Messiah will come thru the blood of Adam and Eve. The blood line must be pure all the way thru. the only way to ensure this, is for this bloodline to not mix with the seed of unholy men. Later on we will see that God chooses the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to be the chosen people and a holy nation, thru which the Messiah will come. Cain, because of his actions has lost his holiness (If you will), so the seed of this Holy people will originate from Seth (The third born son of Adam and Eve). Exo 19:6, Exo 22:31,  Lev 11:44-45, Lev 19:1-2, Lev 20:7. God, being God, with all his power, who can create Man from the dust of the earth, can also make sure that the deformities that come from incest over a period of time, will not be an issue in the beginning of His creation. The Hebrew meaning of Enoch is dedicated (H2585), therefore, Cain dedicated the city to his son Enoch. In my opinion. Since Cain was cursed to be a wanderer all his life, Then he probably didn’t settle in this city. Cain only lived there long enough to build it, and then turn the reigns’ over to Enoch as he grew older.

18. To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.

Irad: (h5897) עירד; ‛ı̂yrâd:
BDB Definition: Irad = “fleet”

Mehujael: (h4232): מחיּיאל / מחוּיאל: mechûyâ’êl / mechı̂yyâ’êl:                         BDB Definition: Mehujael = “smitten by God”

Methushael: (h4967) מתוּשׁאל: methûshâ’êl:
BDB Definition: Methusael = “who is of God”

Lamech: (h3929) למך: lemek:
BDB Definition: Lamech = “powerful”

  Apparently Cain only had one child and that is Enoch. It also appears that each child after the other had only one child down to the time of Lamech, who then preceded to have four children.

19. Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah.        2:24
Adah: (H5711) : עדה : ‛âdâh
BDB Definition: Adah = “ornament”
1) the 1st of the 2 wives of Lamech and mother of Jabal and Jubal

Zillah: (H6741) :צלּה: tsillâh
BDB Definition: Zillah = “shade”
1) the 2nd wife of Lamech and mother of Tubal-cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron
20. And Adah bore Jabal.He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.

Jabal: (H2989): יבל: yâbâl:
BDB Definition: Jabal = “stream of water”

21. His brothers name was Jubal.He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute.

Jubal: (H3106): יוּבל: yûbâl:
BDB Definition: Jubal = “stream”

22. And as for the Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsmen in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.

Tubal-Cain: (H423): תּוּבל קין: tûbal qayin:
BDB Definition: Tubal-cain = “thou will be brought of Cain”

Naamah: (H5279):נעמה: na‛ămâh:
BDB Definition: Naamah = “loveliness”

  The children of Lamech were inventors, explorers and teachers.; with the exception of the one Daughter (Naamah). We have but a brief summary of the descendants of Cain; We are told about their contributions to mankind and nothing about their walk with God. Also we have no time frame as to how old Cain was when His son Lamech was born, or how old they were when they died as opposed to that of Seth’s descendants(which goes into greater detail) Being that Cain was cut off from the presence of God it appears that his descendants would also bare the burden of Cains action against his brother Abel, and would also be cut off from God. 
  If the ancestry of Cains descendants are of only one son (Enoch), then where did the wives of Lamech come from? There could have  been enough time between Lamech having wives, and the time Seth had his daughters, in which they became old enough to marry him. In my opinion, There had to be some kind of intermingling going on between the two families of Cain, Seth and or Adam in the beginning. Because of this relationship, just as in any society, they learned from each other. Which also means that they took from one another, not only the good attributes, but also the bad ones.

23. Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my                                              voice;
Wives of Lamech, listen to my
speech!
For I have killed a man for
wounding me.
Even a young man for hurting
me.
24. If Cain shall be avenged
sevenfold,
Then Lamech
seventy-sevenfold.” v.15

In my reading of these two verses there are two points of significance that I get. First I must say that the only thing we know of these two murders, is that they were both done in the act of self defense. I believe  what God is telling us in this story is that there is a good reason for killing another human being: and that is for the purpose of self preservation. God does not expect man to let someone else harm him without defending themselves. This is why Lamech says that “If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.” Lamech’s killing was not premeditated, or out of envy, or of hatred. Because of this, Lamech feels if God would avenge anyone who killed Cain for what he had done, sevenfold, then all the more a curse be put upon anyone who would avenge Lamech, because his actions were out of self defense, unlike Cain. 
  The second point of significance that I see here is that Lamech’s reference to his patriarch Cain. Cain had to bear the burden of his sin, and a part of this burden is to pass this on to his descendants. Was it Cain who passed this story on to his descendants? or was it the descendants of Seth, whose daughters that were married into Cains family. In my opinion I would venture to guess the latter. I say this because Cain never felt any remorse or signs of repentance for what he did to Abel. Cain probably wanted to forget everything that happened that day.

25. And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth, “For God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.”      Luke.3:38

Seth: (h8352) שׁת: shêth;
BDB Definition: Seth = “compensation”

Hence we can see why Seth was named such. 

26. And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then man began to call on the name of the Lord.   Rom. 10:13

Enosh(h583): אנושׁ ‘ĕnôsh:                                                                                                                   BDB Definition:                                                                                                                             Enos = “man”

  The reason i’m listing the Hebrew definitions of the names is because I think it fascinating to learn that there is more to a persons’ name than just the name. This verse doesn’t say that Enosh was the first to call on the Lord, it says that man then began to call on the name of the Lord. There is more to God than burnt offerings, or sacrifices (So much more) We should call on the Lord daily and not just at appointed times(Which I guess is what i’m suggesting here).
  I think Adam and Eve have now come to realize that life will go on even after they are dead (that they are not the only ones who can produce of their own kind).  Yes God is the true source of all living, but he does this through the process of conception between a man and a woman. One can only imagine the joy of Adam and Eve and Seth and his wife, by the birth of Enosh. they therefore gave God praise and glory for what he had blessed them with. From there on man would start calling on God in a more meaningful manner. 

Genesis purpose

Purpose

It is not my intent to rewrite the bible, or in any means to try and force my own thoughts, in which I try to prove things in the bible which would support my own ideology and not that which is according to the word of God. My intent here is, first and foremost, to develop a personal relationship with God my father and Jesus Christ my brother, my Savior and my king. I want to understand Gods story to mankind: what is Gods purpose for his creation; what is my purpose, and what is my destiny, as well as mankind’s. Another purpose of mine for going into this project is for my family. We are coming close to the time of our Lords return to this earth, to start his kingdom. At the beginning of my studies here, I am the only one in my immediate family that has been baptized in water, with the laying of hands, and have committed myself fully to God. My family is still living in the world and all of its darkness. If I am not alive during the last seven years, or any time in between, I hope my family can find some kind of understanding as to the light and Gods word, and an explanation of what is going on around the world during those troubling times. Maybe in this, my family can be converted and come to the knowledge of God and his Love for them, and be saved, and join me in everlasting life where all things are given.

This will be my fourth time reading the bible in the course of two years. I feel (in my own opinion) that in order to obtain my goals here that I must copy the bible word for word, in my own hands, and then ask for Gods Spirit to guide me in my revelation of His truth.