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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years, and he died. The name of this patriarch signifies "descending"; and, according to the Arabic writers (q), he had his name from the…
We have here all that the Holy Ghost thought fit to leave upon record concerning five of the patriarchs before the flood, Seth, Enos, Cainan, Mahalaleel, and Jared. There is nothing observable…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Jared Heb. Yared= "a going down." Cf. Jordan (Heb. Yardên) = "the going down, or descending, river" (?). The Book of jubilees, written in the latter part of the second century b.c., made use of this…