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and he named him Noah, saying, "This same will comfort us in our work and in the toil of our hands, because of the ground which Yahweh has cursed."
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A Prophetic Name of Hope
Commentators agree that Lamech's naming of Noah was a prophetic act. The name, which means "rest," and the accompanying declaration were not just a parent's wish but an inspired expression of deep longing for relief from the "toil" and "curse" that had defined human existence since the Fall. This hope was for something extraordinary from God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
He called his name Noah. — This is the first recorded instance, since the days of Eve, of a child being named at his birt…
16th Century
Protestant
And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work. In the Hebrew language, the etymology of the verb נחם…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he called his name Noah Which signifies rest and comfort; for rest gives comfort, and comfort flows from rest, s…
Methuselah signifies, —he dies, there is a dart,— or —a sending forth,— namely, of the deluge, which came the year that Methuselah died. He lived 9…
