And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.
Parallel translations
- WEB A son was also born to Seth, and he named him Enosh. At that time men began to call on Yahweh’s name.
- BSB And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
- NKJV And as for Seth, to him also a son was born; and he named him Ē´nosh. Then men began to call on the name of the Lord.
- NASB To Seth also a son was born; and he named him Enosh. Then people began to call upon the name of the Lord.
- NLT When Seth grew up, he had a son and named him Enosh. At that time people first began to worship the Lord by name.
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Quick answer
Seth fathers Enosh, and in his days people begin to call on the name of the Lord. It marks a recovery of public worship and prayer.
Overview
With the birth of Enosh, the narrative notes that people began to call on the Lord's name, signaling the rise of corporate worship and prayer. This godly line stands in deliberate contrast to the self-asserting line of Cain. It shows that even in a fallen world God preserves a people who seek Him, anticipating the worshiping community gathered ultimately in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Ps 116:17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
- 1 Kgs 18:24And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
- Joel 2:32And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
- Zeph 3:9For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
- Gen 12:8And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
- Jer 33:16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.
- Gen 26:25And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac’s servants digged a well.
- Luke 3:38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
- Deut 26:17–18Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
- Acts 2:21And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- Rom 10:13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- Acts 11:26And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.
- 1 Cor 1:2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
- Isa 63:19We are thine: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.
- Isa 44:5One shall say, I am the LORD’s; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe with his hand unto the LORD, and surname himself by the name of Israel.
- Isa 48:1Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.
- Eph 3:14–15For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
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