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16 So Cain left the Lord’s presence and settled in the land of Nod,[a] east of Eden.

The Descendants of Cain

17 Cain had sexual relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain founded a city, which he named Enoch, after his son. 18 Enoch had a son named Irad. Irad became the father of[b] Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:16 Nod means “wandering.”
  2. 4:18 Or the ancestor of, and so throughout the verse.

16 So Cain went out from the Lord’s presence(A) and lived in the land of Nod,[a] east of Eden.(B)

17 Cain made love to his wife,(C) and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was then building a city,(D) and he named it after his son(E) Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:16 Nod means wandering (see verses 12 and 14).