Genesis 4:25-26
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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) 26 To Seth also a son was born, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to invoke the name of the Lord.(B)
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- 4.25 In Heb Seth resembles the word for appointed
Genesis 4:25-26
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25 And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, “God has appointed[a] for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.” 26 To (A)Seth also a son was born, and he called his name (B)Enosh. At that time people began (C)to call upon the name of the Lord.
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- Genesis 4:25 Seth sounds like the Hebrew for he appointed
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