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And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enosh. Then began men to call upon the name of Jehovah.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

25. שׁת shēt — Sheth, “placed, put.”

26. אנישׁ 'enôsh — Enosh, “man, sickly.” בשׁם קרא

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He called his name Enos. —Heb., Enosh, that is, man. We thus find language growing. Until now, there had been tw…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord. In the verb ‘to call upon,’ there is a synecdoche, for it generally embraces th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And to Seth, to him also there was born a son
When he was an hundred and five years old, (Genesis 5:6) a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Our first parents were comforted in their affliction by the birth of a son, whom they called Seth, that is, “set,” “settled,” or “placed”; in his s…

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