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Lamech—Gen_4:19-20 In going through the list of Cain’s descendants, we find nothing to arrest our attention till we come to Lamech, who was the fifth in descent from Cain, and who must have been about the same time with the Enoch of Seth’s line, or somewhat about six hundred years from the creation. Note: This … Continue reading ““030. LAMECH—GENESIS 4:19-20””

Jabal and Jubal—Gen_4:20-21 One of the sons of Lamech by Adah was Jabal. He, we are told, “was the father of such as dwell in tents, and such as have cattle.” This is a very important fact. It shows that man had existed thirteen centuries upon the earth before the nomad life, to which a … Continue reading ““031. JABAL AND JUBAL—GENESIS 4:20-21””

The Discovery of Fire The Scripture, although it does notice various important inventions, has no record of the discovery of fire. Yet the sacred history does afford some facts by which the investigation of the subject might be materially assisted. There seems a general impression that fire was not known until after the fall. It … Continue reading ““028. THE DISCOVERY OF FIRE””

The First City—Gen_4:17 Until Noah was instructed to build an ark, there is not in the sacred record any invention in art or handicraft ascribed to any not of the family of Cain. This is remarkable. Look at the two lists of the descendants of Cain and of Seth respectively. In the former are simply … Continue reading ““029. THE FIRST CITY—GENESIS 4:17””

Genesis 4 : Fourth Week Autor: JOHN KITTO

The Presence of the Lord—Gen_4:10-16 According to the Scripture record, Cain, judged of God for his awful crime, is banished, and wanders forth into the country eastward of the land of Eden, in which it thus appears that the primeval family had hitherto sojourned. There is something more in this than meets the ear. Was … Continue reading ““027. THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD—GENESIS 4:10-16””

The Offerings of Cain and Abel—Gen_4:3-7 We are informed that, “in process of time, Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof.” If the record stopped here, this proceeding would doubtless meet our approbation, … Continue reading ““024. THE OFFERINGS OF CAIN AND ABEL—GENESIS 4:3-7””

The Death of Abel—Gen_4:8 From the position which the account of the death of Abel occupies, immediately after the narrative of the sacrifice, it has been always considered that the murder of his brother by Cain arose out of the envy and ill-feeling which the Lord’s preference of Abel’s offering engendered. This seems to us … Continue reading ““025. THE DEATH OF ABEL—GENESIS 4:8””

Cain and Abel It was natural that Eve should exult greatly when a man child was born unto her. At this day, when the earth is full of people, and the relations of mother and child are well understood before they are actually experienced, which of all Eve’s daughters does not find her heart leap … Continue reading ““022. CAIN AND ABEL””

Early Population There are two prevalent notions connected with the era of the death of Abel, both of which are doubtless wrong. One is, that Cain and Abel were both young men, some twenty or thirty years of age. But we have shown reasons for believing, that they were not less than a hundred and … Continue reading ““023. EARLY POPULATION””