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A Living Link to Adam
Matthew Henry highlights a remarkable fact: all the patriarchs listed before Noah, including Jared, were born before Adam died. This created a direct, living chain of knowledge, allowing them to receive a firsthand account of creation, the fall, and God's promise from the first man, ensuring the faithful transmission of God's truth.
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Genesis
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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 5:19
17th Century
Pastor
And Jared lived, after he begat Enoch, eight hundred
years
And so, the Greek version,…
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…