Lamech (Easton)

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The strikerdown; the wild man. The fifth in descent from Cain. He was the first to violate the primeval ordinance of marriage (Genesis 4:18-24 ). His address to his two wives, Adah and Zillah (4:23,24), is the only extant example of antediluvian poetry. It has been called 'Lamech's sword-song.' He"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter L Bible Dictionaries Lamech Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Lamb Next Entry Lamentation Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Lamech Thompson Chain Reference Lamech Dictionaries American Tract Society Lamech Easton's Bible Dictionary Lamech Fausset Bible Dictionary Lamech Holman Bible Dictionary Lamech Hitchcock Bible Names Lamech Hastings' BibleDictionary Lamech Hastings' NT Dictionary Lamech Morrish Bible Dictionary Lamech 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Lamech Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Lamech People's Bible Dictionary Lamech Smith Bible Dictionary Lamech Watson's Theological Dictionary Lamech Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Lamech International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Lamech Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Lamech McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Lamech The Jewish Encyclopedia Lamech Lexicons ܠܰܡܶܟ݂ Λάμεχ לֶמֶךְ The strikerdown; the wild man. The fifth in descent from Cain. He was the first to violate the primeval ordinance of marriage ( Genesis 4:18-24 ). His address to his two wives, Adah and Zillah (4:23,24), is the only extant example of antediluvian poetry. It has been called "Lamech's sword-song." He was "rude and ruffianly," fearing neither God nor man. With him the curtain falls on the race of Cain. We know nothing of his descendants. The seventh in descent from Seth, being the only son of Methuselah. Noah was the oldest of his several sons ( Genesis 5:25-31 ; Luke 3:36 ).

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