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All the days of Enosh were nine hundred five years, then he died.

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The Somber Refrain of Death

Commentators note that the repeated phrase 'and he died,' used for Enosh and nearly every other patriarch in this chapter, serves as a stark and constant reminder of the consequences of the Fall. Albert Barnes calls it a 'standing demonstration of the effect of disobedience,' highlighting that death became the universal human experience after sin entered the world.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Genesis 5:1–32

18th Century

Theologian

  1. ספר sepher – “writing, a writing, a book.”
  2. קינן qēynān – Kenan, “possessor, or spearsman.”
  3. מהללאל mahe
John Gill

John Gill

On Genesis 5:11

17th Century

Pastor

And all the days or Enos were nine hundred and five years,
and he died. According to the Ar…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Genesis 5:6–20

17th Century

Minister

Concerning each of these, except Enoch, it is said, and he died. It is good to observe the deaths of others.

They all lived very lo…