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Genesis 4:19

And Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

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In The King James Version

And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

In Context

18And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech.

20And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:24For this cause will a man go away from his father and his mother and be joined to his wife; and they will be one flesh.

Matthew 19:4And he said in answer, Have you not seen in the Writings, that he who made them at the first made them male and female, and said,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:17-19

The Family of Cain. ( b. c. 3875.) 16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord , and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. We have here a further account of Cain, and what became of him after he was rejected of God. I. He tamely… Read the whole commentary →

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