The bible clearly shows us the only people on the ark were noah, his wife, noahs three sons, and their wives. And cain went forth a wanderer from the presence of his maker, forth to the land on the east of eden. And, behold, i, even i, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven. We do not know whether some of cains descendants were ancestors of noah or his sons wives, but it does seem that cains curse was not passed on to later generations. Cain to acquire enoch dedicated to activity irad a wild donkey mehujael one who blotted out godliness methushael seeking masses of people lamech the meaning of this name is obscure. Other marks in the bible another marking takes place in the book of the prophet ezekiel, chapter 9. This pattern is employed throughout the book of genesis. His descendants were prosperous, worldly, and without god. The book begins with a genealogy beginning with adam. Cain, in the bible, farmer and firstborn son of adam and eve, who. Genesis 4 commentary lamech and his wives, the skill of cains. It is as if their lives were so selfish and hideous that he wanted to forget them as quickly as possible. John calvin, in his commentary on genesis, and most other conservative.
Cains descendants did not survive the flood cains line is mentioned only to the seventh generation in gen. In the book, we read the fictional character ellies account of how she could not get. So the lord put a mark on cain, so that no one would kill him at sight. Also, it says in the books of adam and eve that cains descendants were especially numerous, and they multiplied rapidly, unlike the descendants of seth. Genesis 4 commentary john gills exposition on the whole. Cain then murdered abel, whereupon god punished cain by condemning him to a life of wandering. He is a sixthgeneration descendant of cain genesis 4. There is absolutely no biblical basis to claim that cains descendants had dark skin. The book of genesis records the descendants of adam and eve. We learn that he married and had descendants, but the bible is strangely mute about his death. It was the descendants of cain who were wicked and god wiped them from the earth by flood, saving only the descendants of seth, who were only eight people when the flood happened. Noah plants a vineyard, is drunken and mocked by ham. In the dc universe, vandal savage was at one point revealed to be the biblical cain, leading to stories in which the monster grendel, his daughter scandal savage, and his indirect descendant batwoman had to deal with the familial and mystical consequences of being, well, descendants of cain the hellblazer third worlds story arc has john meet with a tribe consisting of cains descendants. Then cain went out from the presence of the lord and dwelt in the land of nod on the east of eden.
He is also noted as the first polygamist mentioned in the bible, taking two wives. Despite the speculation of some, nobody really knows what this mark upon cain was. If cains descendants didnt make it through the flood how is it they are mentioned in 1 chronicles 2. The legacy of cain led to the destruction of the entire world with the flood. According to genesis 5 3 when adam had lived years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image. Lamech and his wives, the skill of cains descendants.
Genesis 5 bible commentary john gills exposition of the. In the biblical book of genesis, cain and abel are the first two sons of adam and eve. For simplicity, therefore, i will refer to the descendants of cain as cainites. The genealogies of genesis provide the framework around which the book of genesis is. Like the old testament, the new testament is a collection of books.
It is typically taken as the name of adams line of descent going through seth. Cain, the firstborn, was a farmer, and his brother abel was a shepherd. It is the will of god for every one to have something to do in this world. Study genesis 4 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand. He is mentioned very frequently in the ancient scriptures of many religions as the first of those to do wickedly. Cain and descendants biblical book of genesis comments written in brown text are my own.
Cains later home and some of his noted descendants. Now, after this time, when god began to give cain rest, his wife conceived and bore a son. Thus a feeling of jealousy found birth in cains heart, and he resolved, when a good opportunity should offer, to slay his brother. According to conflict of adam and eve with satan and other books like life of adam and eve, the descendants of cain lived completely isolated from the descendants of seth. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Nothing is said of cains curse being passed on to his descendants. Genesis 4 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Gunkel says, the mark that yahweh gives cain was, naturally, on cains body. Living at the very beginning of human history, he cannot compare it. In case we were afraid to be cains descendants and inheritors of his original sin, the midrash tells us, all the descendants of cain will perish in the flood, but not those of seth. This is confirmed by cains fear that vengeance would be taken out upon him by anyone who found him, and by gods remarks in verse 15, which explicitly connect vengeance with the context. We open our bibles for our study tonight to the fourth chapter of genesis, the book of beginnings. Cain will no longer be able to cultivate the soil v1112 because his brothers blood has cries out to god from the ground upon which he was slain v10. A commentary on the book of genesis part i from adam to noah.
The genealogy for cain is given in chapter 4 and the genealogy for seth is in chapter 5. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth. Lamech was calling his own protection here, not the protection of god. This is because, the line of seth alone survived the flood, so we know this is true. A genealogy tracing the descendants of cain is given in genesis 4, while the line. You can read the biblical account of cain and abel in genesis 4 what can we learn from this bible story for our lives today. Even though these three males are specifically mentioned, adam and eve had other children. Eve said, i have gotten a man from the lordthat is, by the help of the lordan expression of pious gratitudeand she called him cain, that is, a possession, as if valued above everything else. Qabil, habil were sons of adam and eve in the biblical book of.
The descendants of ham brought the first earthly kings into being. Further, unless one of noahs sons wives was a descendant of cain possible but unlikely, cains line was terminated by the flood. Genesis 4 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. I will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds. The birth, employment, and religion of cain and abel. Many secret orders have an outer head a noncorporeal entity who is recognized as that orders true grand master, for whom the corporeal grand master is but a representative. In the book of genesis, we are told about cains birth, his violent act of fratricide and his subsequent exile. Commentaries large print bible bible search bible dictionaries books of the bible. Cain only knows that he is seeing the jerusalem that abels descendants would have made. Tubalcain, lamechs son by zillah lamech was the originator of polygamy, as he is noted as having two wives. Thus all human beings are descendants of the first woman, eve. These are the generations of adam as if to say, somehow, that these are the real generations of adam.
Noah offers sacrifice, god promises to curse the earth no more. If anyone kills cain, cain shall be avenged seven times. Cain was the first child of adam and eve recorded in scripture genesis 4. In all of cains descendants, moses did not go into detail about their lives. Cains book is a high priests raging celebration of the ironinthesoul, american style. There may be an explanation for this in the next verse. Cains later home and some of his noted descendants sermon. The curse of cain was often conflated with the curse of ham.
The poem tells how when cain killed abel, cains descendants were doomed to wander the earth, lonely and restlessly searching for a place to call homea theme that is. The brothers made sacrifices to god, each of his own produce, but god favored abels sacrifice instead of cains. According to the bible, ham discovered his father noah drunk and naked in his tent, but instead of honoring his father by covering his nakedness, he ran and told his brothers about it. The descendants of nicholas cain, 17361986 unknown binding january 1, 1986 by wayne r cain author 5. As we come to chapter 4, we come to the story of cain, the first person born in t. Genesis ch5 focuses on the single branch of adams family that is destined to survive the flood the descendants of seth. The word kenite in the strongs number 7017, says it is patronymic from h7014, which is the offspring of cain. Cain murders abel 12 when you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. In this chapter an account is given of the two eldest children of adam and eve, their names and calling, genesis 4. The arabic writers o also commend him as a good ruler of his people.
Matthew henrys concise commentary on the bible is available in the public domain. Thus the cainite genealogy becomes part of the yahwists account of mans increasing sin. By virtue of being cains descendants, the people named in the genealogy all inherit his curse. Another view equates the generations of adam with material about a second line of descent starting with cain in genesis 4, while genesis 5 is taken as the generations of noah. Noah curses canaan, blesses shem, prays for japheth, his death. The whole incident between cain and abel arose from cains doityourself approach to god. All of humanity is descended of the occupants of the ark, ie. As a result cain left the presence of god, started a family, and built a city. One of cains wicked race is the first recorded, as having broken the law of marriage. The ancient scriptures of genesis ch 4 tells the story of cain, son of the first man adam who killed his brother abel in an act of jealousy for which he was exiled and went to live in the east. Because of this, noah cursed hams son, canaan by saying that he was to be a servant of servants. The lineage of unrighteous cain is given first in genesis chapter 4.
Therefore cains offering was unheeded, while the fire of acceptance fell from heaven, consuming the gracious gift which his brother had presented to his maker. The scriptures name 3 sons of adam amongst many, cain, abel and seth. Wilson, genealogy and history in the biblical world, p155. This reflects humanity, as there are many, many worldly people, but few people of yhwh. And cain called his son enoch, because god had at last given him rest upon the earth. Ironically, god chose to focus upon depriving cain of his primary skill, which was to work as a labourer of the ground genesis 4. This is interesting because the book of hebrews states that the blood of jesus speaks better things than that of abel hebrews 12. Cain was a hybrid serpent seedline in the bible simona. Interestingly, the list of shets descendants is introduced with the words.