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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