Genesis 4:24-26

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²⁴The punishment for killing Cain was very bad.
But the punishment for killing me will be many times worse!”

Adam and Eve Have a New Son

²⁵Adam again had sexual relations with his wife, and she gave birth to another son. She named him Seth.^[a] Eve said, “God has given me another son. Cain killed Abel, but now I have Seth.” ²⁶Seth also had a son. He named him Enosh. At that time people began to pray to the Lord.^[b]

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Footnotes

Genesis 4:25 Seth This is like a Hebrew word meaning “to give.”
Genesis 4:26 people … the Lord Literally, “people began calling on the name Yahweh.”