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The names in Genesis from Adam to Noah may have themselves been part of God's promise to send a Messiah. Read the English translation of each name, starting from Adam, and see a pattern form.
| Name in Hebrew |
Name in English |
| Adam |
Man |
| Seth |
Appointed |
| Enosh |
Mortal |
| Cainan |
Sorrow |
| Mahalaleel |
The Blessed God |
| Jared |
Shall come down |
| Enoch |
Teaching |
| Methuselah |
His death shall bring |
| Lamech |
The despairing |
| Noah |
Rest (comfort) |
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