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Genesis 4:26

But to Seth also was born a son, whom he called Enos. This one began to invoke the name of the Lord.

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In The King James Version

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.

In Context

25Adam also knew his wife again, and she gave birth to a son, and she called his name Seth, saying, “God has given me another offspring, in place of Abel, whom Cain killed.”

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Cross References

Genesis 12:8And passing on from there to a mountain, which was opposite the east of Bethel, he pitched his tent there, having Bethel to the west, and Hai on the east. He also built an altar there to the Lord, and he called upon his name.

Deuteronomy 26:17Today, you have chosen the Lord to be your God, so that you may walk in his ways, and keep his ceremonies and commandments and judgments, and obey his command.

Isaiah 48:1Listen to these things, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and who went forth from the waters of Judah. You swear by the name of the Lord and you call to mind the God of Israel, but not in truth, and not in justice.

Jeremiah 33:16In those days, Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will live in confidence. And this is the name that they will call him: ‘The Lord, our Just One.’

Zephaniah 3:9For then I will restore to the people a chosen lip, so that all may invoke the name of the Lord and may serve him with one shoulder.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:26

The Birth of Seth. ( b. c. 3874.) 25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. 26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the Lord . This is the first mention of Adam in the story of this chapter. No question, the murder of Abel, and the impenitence and apostasy of Cain, were a very great grief to him and Eve, and the more… Read the whole commentary →

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