Seth

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Seth (Hebrew: שת, Shēth; Arabic: شيث, Shīth; "Name means::placed, appointed"[1] ) (Born::Tammuz 130 AM-Died::Tammuz 1042 AM) was the son of son of::Adam and son of::Eve, and the father of father of::Enos. He was born when Adam was 130 years old, i.e., in the summer of 130 Anno Mundi.[2] Seth had two named brothers: brother of::Cain and brother of::Abel.

"And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: 'For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.'" - Genesis 4:25

Seth is mentioned but a few times in the Bible, and each time his name is mentioned only as a part of a genealogy.

"And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD." - Genesis 4:26

Seth fathered his son Enos when he was Age of parenthood::105 years old (235 AM),[3] and lived to be Life span::912 years old (1042 AM).[4]

See Also

References

  1. Missler, Chuck. "Meaning of the Names in Genesis 5." Koinonia House Online. Accessed December 25, 2007.
  2. James Ussher, The Annals of the World , Larry Pierce, ed., Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pgh. 13
  3. Ussher, op. cit., pgh. 14
  4. Ussher, op. cit., pgh. 23
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