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Genesis chapter 4 mentions Lamech as the descendant of Cain. Genesis chapter 5 mentions Lamech as the descendant of Seth. However, the two genealogies are so improbably similar that one or both is fictional. The names in the two genealogies are, although the exact order of Enoch, Irad/Jared and Mahujael/Mahalaleel has changed: CAIN .............. SETH Cain ................Cainan Mehujael ....... Mahalaleel Irad ............... Jared Enoch ............ Enoch Methusael ..... Metheluselah Lamech ......... Lamech
Lamech was a character in the Bible who was a descendant of Cain. He is known for being the first polygamist mentioned in the Bible, having two wives, Adah and Zillah. Lamech also famously boasted about committing murder in revenge, showing a lack of remorse for his actions.
It is likely that the repetition of names was common practice in ancient cultures to honor ancestors or prominent figures. In the case of Cain and Seth, repeating names could have been a way to highlight the importance of certain individuals or to emphasize continuity within the family lineage.
Lamech (Genesis 5:28+29)
zillah
Lamech killed a man who had wounded him, as described in Genesis 4:23-24. This act of violence is recounted in the Old Testament.
Lamech was the the first polygamist mentioned in the Bible. He killed both of his wives.
Lemech (not "Lamech") died five years before the Flood.
Methuselah
Lamech
the despairing
Jubal was the inventor of musical instruments and was the son of Lamech the Cainite and his mother was Zillah (Gen. 4:22)