25And 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. …
Adam, Sheth, Enosh,
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 25-26)I. God gave them to see the re-building of their family, which was sorely shaken and weakened by that sad event. For, 1. They saw their seed, another seed instead of Abel , Gen. 4:25. Observe God’s kindness and tenderness towards his people, in his providential dealings with them; when he takes away one comfort from them, he gives them another instead of it, which may prove a greater blessing to t…
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