How many times have we come to a genealogy with unpronounceable names saying this weird named guy begat another weird named guy who begat a third weird named guy? Who cares? It is the boring part of the Bible we generally just skip so we can find something much more interesting.
One thing we can always be sure of is that God never puts anything in the Bible without a very good reason. Lets take a closer look at the names found in the genealogy of Genesis Chapter 5. It starts with the first man Adam and ends with Noah. In order they are:
Adam means "man"
Seth means "appointed"
Enosh means "mortal" or "miserable"
Kenan means "sorrow"
Mahalalel means "The blessed God."
Jared means "shall come down"
Enoch means "teaching"
Methuselah means "his death shall bring"
Lamech means "the desparing"
Noah means "Comfort" or "rest"
Put it all together it reads: "Man (is) appointed mortal sorrow; (but) The blessed God shall come down teaching. His death shall bring the despairing comfort, rest."
Photo Credit: Family Bible Scans by amidfallenleaves
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