Bible Strands
Seth
the name means put, i.e. substituted Strong's Lexicon
Seth was the third son of Adam and Eve, born after the death of Abel, and became the ancestor of the righteous line of humanity.
From Easton's Bible Dictionary
Appointed; a substitute, the third son of Adam and Eve (Gen. 4:25; 5:3). His mother gave him this name, "for God," said she, "hath appointed me [i.e., compensated me with] another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew."
Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.
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Enosh
From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.
First named at Genesis 4:25.
Verses that name Seth
- Genesis 4:25 And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
- Genesis 4:26 And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
- Genesis 5:3 When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
- Genesis 5:4 And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
- Genesis 5:7 And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
- Genesis 5:8 So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
- Numbers 24:17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
- 1 Chronicles 1:1 Adam, Seth, Enosh,
- Luke 3:38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.