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Names with a Purpose
Commentators note that the names in this genealogy are significant. For example, Kenan can mean "possessor" and Mahalalel means "praise of God ('El)." This reveals a layer of intentionality and meaning within the biblical text that is often missed in a simple reading of the list.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 5:1–32
18th Century
Theologian
- ספר sepher – “writing, a writing, a book.”
- קינן qēynān – Kenan, “possessor, or spearsman.”
- מהללאל mahe
John Gill
On Genesis 5:12
17th Century
Pastor
And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel .
] Here the Septuagint version adds an hundred years, as befor…
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…