1. חניך ch^enôk — Chanok, “initiation, instruction.”
2. עירד ‛ı̂yrād, ‘Irad, “fleet as the w…

Lamech took unto him two wives. —Whether polygamy began with Lamech is uncertain, but it is in keeping with the insolent …

And Zillah, she also bore Tubalcain
Thought by many to be the same with Vulcan, his name and business agreeing; for …

One of Cain's wicked descendants is the first recorded as having broken the law of marriage. Until now, one man had only one wife at a time; but La…