26. Lamech--a different person from the one mentioned in the preceding chapter [Ge 4:18]. Like his namesake, however, he also spoke in numbers on occasion of the birth of Noah--that is, "rest" or "comfort" [Ge 5:29, Margin]. "The allusion is, undoubtedly, to the penal consequences of the fall in earthly toils and sufferings, and to the hope of a Deliverer, excited by the promise made to Eve. That this expectation was founded on a divine communication we infer from the importance attached to it and the confidence of its expression" [PETER SMITH].
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Brief Summary: The generations of Noah are: Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah who begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis Chapter 5
Genesis 5:29 - And he called his name Noah, saying, This [same] shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.
Outline
The Messianic Lineage from Adam to Enoch (Genesis 5:1-24)
The Messianic Lineage from Methuselah to Noah (Genesis 5:25-32)
Summary
1 Genealogy, Age, And Death From Adam Unto Noah.
24 The Godliness And Translation Of Enoch.
Painting of Enoch being translated
by Gerard Hoet (1648�1733)
Topics for Bible Study
Adam, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuseleh, Lamech, Noah.
Maps
Map of the Table of Nations
Quick Reference Map
Map of the Tigris and Euphrates
Rivers (Click to Enlarge)
Chart showing the number of years
from Adam to Noah
The Old Testament
Genesis Resources
Creation
Adam and Eve
The
Flood
The Tower of Babel
Abraham the First Hebrew
Isaac, Son of Promise
Jacob
and the 12 Tribes
Joseph
and Egypt