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The Chain of Knowledge
Commentators like Matthew Henry note a remarkable fact hidden in these long lifespans: Enosh, and most of the patriarchs in this list, were contemporaries of Adam. This means they could have heard the accounts of Creation, the Garden of Eden, and the Fall directly from the first man, ensuring God's truth was passed down accurately through this chosen line.
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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
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 5:9
19th Century
Bishop
Enos lived ninety years. —This proves that the years could not have been mere revolutions of the moon, as some have supposed. So Cainan wa…
John Gill
On Genesis 5:9
17th Century
Pastor
And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan .
] According to the Septuagint a hundred and ninety years; it can har…
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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…