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Genesis 4:19

And Lamech toke hym two wyves: the one was called Ada and the other Zilla.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

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 Henoch begat Irad. And Irad begat Mahuiael. And Mahuiael begat Mathusael. And Mathusael begat Lamech.

20And Ada bare Iabal of whome came they that dwell in tentes ad possesse catell.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:24For this cause shall a man leve father and mother and cleve vnto his wyfe and they shall be one flesh.

Matthew 19:4He answered and sayd vnto them: Have ye not redde how that he which made man at the beginninge made them man and woman

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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