17 Cain also knew his wife, which conceived and bore Enoch: and he built a [a]city, and called the name of the city by the name of his son, Enoch.

18 And to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad begat Mehujael, and Mehujael begat Methushael, and Methushael begat Lamech.

19 ¶ And Lamech took to him [b]two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:17 Thinking thereby to be sure, and to have less occasion to fear God’s judgments against him.
  2. Genesis 4:19 The lawful institution of marriage, which is, that two should be one flesh, was first corrupted in the house of Cain by Lamech.

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