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Peggy Frye. Question: According to Scripture, Adam and Eve had three children, Cain, Abel, and Seth, who married and had children. Whom did they marry? Answer: Adam and Eve had both sons and daughters (Gen. 5:4). Because there were no human beings except those born of Adam and Eve, sibling marriages were a necessity. St. Augustine says,
Apr 14, 2024 · Seth is worthy of note because Noah, and through him the present-day race of mankind, descended from him, not from the murderous Cain. At the age of 105 years Seth became father to Enosh. Seth died at the age of 912 years (3896-2984 B.C.E.).—Ge 4:17, 25, 26; 5:3-8; 1Ch 1:1-4; Lu 3:38.
Apr 25, 2016 · Photo By: Flickr/Dwight Stone. Most Christians today believe that there have only been two covenants established by God in salvation history. Actually, there were seven. Certainly, there is the major division between the seventh and preceding six, which we call the Old and New Testaments, but what the acclaimed author, John Bergsma points out ...
The name Seth (from the Hebrew verb shat, “to place, replace”) shows that God has replaced Abel with a worthy successor. From this favored line Enosh (“human being/humankind”), a synonym of Adam, authentic religion began with the worship of Yhwh; this divine name is rendered as “the L ORD ” in this translation.
The three Hebrew consonants in David's name are dwd (d = 4, w= 6), adding up to 14. Thus, the very structure of Matthew's genealogy centered around three sets of 14 generations subtly proclaims Jesus to be the "thrice-Davidic Son of David." Interestingly, David himself appears as the 14th generation in the family tree of St. Matthew's Gospel.
First, He chose humans to carry out His work. He appointed Peter to be the visible head of the Church. Jesus said to Peter, "You are Rock and on this rock I will build my Church." (Matthew 16: 18) Jesus said "build," as in to create a structure. Jesus built His structure on specifically chosen human beings Peter and the apostles.
The Bible is all around us. People hear Scripture readings in church. We have Good Samaritan (Luke 10) laws, welcome home the Prodigal Son (Luke 15), and look for the Promised Land (Exodus 3, Hebrews 11). Some biblical passages have become popular maxims, such as "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Matthew 7:12)," "Thou shalt ...
