Genesis 4:19
Lamech took two wives; the name of one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Open English Bible (US)
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
20Adah gave birth to Jabal, who became the ancestor of the people who live in tents and have cattle.
Cross References
Genesis 2:24For this reason a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and the two become one flesh.
Matthew 19:4“Haven’t you read,” replied Jesus, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’
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 →