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Genesis 5:18

Genesis 5:18
And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And all the days of Enoch were three hundred and sixty five years. A year of years, living as many years as there are days in a year; not half the age of the rest of the patriarchs: our poet (t) calls…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 5:6-20

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

Enoch Heb. Ḥanôkh; cf. Gen 4:17. Enoch and Mahalalel are here transposed.

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