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And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth. For,'said she , God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.

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Adam

ADAM, CITY OF('adham, "red" or BDB "made"): A city in the middle of the Jordan valley near ZARETHAN (Joshua 3:16), which see. The name probably survives at the Damieh Ford, near the mouth of the Jabbok twenty miles above Jericho. An Arabian historian asserts that about 1265 A.D. the Jordan was here blocked by a land slide. The inner gorge of the Jordan is he... View Details

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Adam

Adam, the first man. Also a city in the Jordan valley.

Abel

Abel  (Heb. Hebhel), a breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve. He was put to death by his brother Cain ( Genesis 4:1-16 ). Guided by the instruction of their father, the two brothers were trained in the duty of worshipping God. "And in process of time" (marg. "at the end of days", i.e., on the Sabbath) each of them offered up to God of the first-fruits of his labours. Cain, as a husbandman, offered the fruit... View Details

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American Standard Version And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth. For,'said she , God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Cain slew him.
King James Bible And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth. For,'said she , God Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel; for Abel, whom Cain slew him.slew.
Hebrew Greek English And Adam knew had relations with his wife again; and she bare gave birth to a son, and called his name Seth. For,'said named him Seth, for, she , God hath said, "God has appointed me another seed instead offspring in place of Abel; Abel, for Cain slew killed him."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Adam knew had relations with his wife again; and she bare gave birth to a son, and called his name Seth. For,'said named him Seth, for, she , God hath said, "God has appointed me another seed instead offspring in place of Abel; Abel, for Cain slew killed him."