Genesis 4:18

And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

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Interpretation

Cain cast off all fear of God, and attended no more on God's ordinances. Hypocritical professors, who dissemble and trifle with God, are justly left to themselves to do something grossly scandalous.

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This thought runs through Genesis 4:16-18.

Genesis 4:16 Genesis 4:17 Genesis 4:18

Glossary

Enoch Person: Initiated. (1. ) The eldest son of Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ), who built a city east of Eden in the land of Nod, and called it “after the name of his son Enoch. ” This is the first “city” mentioned in Scripture.
Irad Person: Runner; wild ass, one of the antediluvian patriarchs, the father of Mehujael ( Gen. 4:18 ), and grandson of Cain.
Mehujael Person: Smitten by God, the son of Irad, and father of Methusael ( Gen. 4:18 ).
Methusael People: Champion of El; man of God, a descendant of Cain ( Gen. 4:18 ), so called, perhaps, to denote that even among the descendants of Cain God had not left himself without a witness.