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) 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh.(D)

At that time people began to call on[b] the name of the Lord.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 4:25 Seth probably means granted.
  2. Genesis 4:26 Or to proclaim

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. Altogether, Adam lived a total of 930 years, and then he died.(C)

When Seth had lived 105 years, he became the father[a] of Enosh.(D) After he became the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters. Altogether, Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 5:6 Father may mean ancestor; also in verses 7-26.

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