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Genesis 3:20–6:8: On Cain & Abel, the Nephilim, and the Progeny of George Foreman

Bible Talk — A podcast by 9Marks & Southern Seminary

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What's Going on at the End of Genesis 4?

Moses introduces us to a man named Lamech who is sort of seven generations down from Cain. So obviously there's some chronological skewing there that Moses is doing. This is a literary strategy that Moses will use throughout Genesis where he first gives you a shorter rundown of the actions of the non-elect before then narrowing in and giving a longer account for each chosen line.

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