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25 Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and named him Seth,[a] for she said, “God has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, because Cain killed him.”(A)

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  1. 4.25 In Heb Seth resembles the word for appointed

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)

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  1. Genesis 4:25 Seth probably means granted.

Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.”[a] And when they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.(A)

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  1. 4.8 Sam Gk Syr Vg: MT lacks Let us go out to the field

Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.”[a] While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.(A)

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  1. Genesis 4:8 Samaritan Pentateuch, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Masoretic Text does not have “Let’s go out to the field.”

38 son of Enos, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God.(A)

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38 the son of Enosh,

the son of Seth, the son of Adam,

the son of God.(A)

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From Adam to Abraham

Adam, Seth, Enosh;(A)

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Historical Records From Adam to Abraham

To Noah’s Sons

Adam,(A) Seth, Enosh,

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When Adam had lived one hundred thirty years, he became the father of a son in his likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.(A) The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years, and he had other sons and daughters.

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When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image;(A) and he named him Seth.(B) After Seth was born, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.

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10 And the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen, your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!(A) 11 And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

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10 The Lord said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.(A) 11 Now you are under a curse(B) and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.

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Cain Murders Abel

Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain,[a] saying, “I have produced a man with the help of the Lord.” Next she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a tiller of the ground.(A) In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground,(B)

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  1. 4.1 In Heb Cain resembles the word for produced

Cain and Abel

Adam[a] made love to his wife(A) Eve,(B) and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.[b](C) She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth[c] a man.” Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.(D)

Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil.(E) In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering(F) to the Lord.(G)

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  1. Genesis 4:1 Or The man
  2. Genesis 4:1 Cain sounds like the Hebrew for brought forth or acquired.
  3. Genesis 4:1 Or have acquired