Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,
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Matthew's list of the forefathers of Jesus showed that Christ was the son of Abraham, in whom all the families of the earth are blessed, and heir to the throne of David; but Luke shows that Jesus was the Seed of the woman that should break the serpent's head, and traces the line up to Adam, beginning with Eli, or Heli, the father, not...
Glossary
- Cainan Person
- Possession; smith. (1. ) The fourth antediluvian patriarch, the eldest son of Enos. He was 70 years old at the birth of his eldest son Mahalaleel, after which he lived 840 years.
- 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.
- Jared Person
- Descent. (1. ) The fourth antediluvian patriarch in descent from Seth ( Gen. 5:15-20 ; Luke 3:37 ), the father of Enoch; called Jered in 1 Chr. 1:2 . (2. ) A son of Ezra probably ( 1 Chr. 4:18 ).