Genesis 4:17 - Scripture Study Tools and Resources

Genesis 4:17

17 And Cain knew his ^awife; and she conceived, and bare ^bEnoch: and he builded a city, and called the ^cname of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

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a Moses 5:3 (2-3)

3 And from that time forth, the sons and ^adaughters of Adam began to divide two and two in the land, and to till the land, and to tend flocks, and they also begat sons and daughters.

b Do not confuse Enoch of Cain's lineage and the city of his name with the Enoch of Seth's lineage and the city (Zion) of his name. (See Moses 6:21-7:69.)

21 And Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, and begat Enoch; and Jared lived, after he begat Enoch, eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. And Jared taught Enoch in all the ways of God.

c Ps. 49:11

11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own ^anames.

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Cain (Gen. 4:17-25)

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This Verse	Nearby Verses		This Chapter

WORD		QTY
cain		18
lord		10
said		9
name		8
brother		8
abel		8
bare		6
lamech		5
not		5
earth		4
ground		4
such		3
as		3
sevenfold		3
called		3
knew		3
if		3
begat		3
offering		3
wives		3
adah		3
zillah		3
also		3
son		3
enoch		3
pass		3
wife		3
man		3
city		2
face		2
+ 142 more words