Seth
- Dates
- 3824–2912 BC
Meaning of name: "appointed" or "substitute." Seth was the third son of Adam, born after Abel. He is the father of Enosh and a godly line whose genealogy ends with Noah's three sons. He died at the age of 912 years.
In detail
The third son of Adam, born after Abel (whose substitute he became) was murdered (Gen 4:25 5:3). Seth became the father of Enosh (KJV "Enos"), and the progenitor of the godly line of men (see ch 6:2). He died at the age of 912 years (ch 5:8).
Bible passages
- Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
- Genesis 5:8
And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.
Text of the King James Version.