Genesis 4:26
And to Seth—to him also, was born a son, and he called his name Enosh,—then, was a beginning made, to call on the name of Yahweh.
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Genesis 12:8And he moved on from thence towards the hill country, on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent,—with Bethel on the west, and Ai on the east, and built there an altar to Yahweh, and called on the name of Yahweh.
Deuteronomy 26:17Thou hast avowed to-day that Yahweh, shall be, thy God, and that thou wilt walk in his ways, and keep his statutes and his commandments and his regulations and wilt hearken unto his voice.
Psalms 116:17To thee, will I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and, on the Name of Yahweh, will I call:
Isaiah 48:1Hear ye this—O house of Jacob, Ye who call yourselves by the name of Israel, Yea from the waters of Judah, came they forth,—Who swear by the name of Yahweh, And, by the God of Israel, call to remembrance—Not in truth, nor in righteousness;
Jeremiah 33:16In those days, Judah shall be saved, and, Jerusalem abide, securely,—And, this, is that which shall be proclaimed to her—Yahweh, our righteousness!
Zephaniah 3:9Surely, then, will I turn unto the peoples a lip made pure,—that they all may call on the name of Yahweh, may serve him with one consent.
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 →