Genesis 4:1-17: 1 "And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain and said, 'I have gotten a man from the Lord.'". (Ephrem, Commentary on Genesis 3:11) Cain left God's presence and went to live in the land of Nod, opposite Eden, Nod means disturbance. The city of Uruk was the largest city in the world at its height. The two made a sacrifice of their produce to God, who favored Abel's and not Cain's. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.". You'll find heaps of discussion about where Cain found his wife on here, in a bunch of different questions, and in Creationists site. Again, this is speculative and it may be way off base so dont take it as gospel. It appears that everybody from every strata of the Eridu culture had a deformed skull. When the people of God were attacked, their enemies fled to "a land out of the depth of the sea, and so great was the fear of the enemies of the people of God, that they fled and stood afar off and went upon the land which came up out of the depth of the sea" (Moses 7:14), which could have been anisland or a peninsula in the general region of the City of Enoch. It was built on an island of slightly higher land situated among the low-lying marshlands at the mouth of the River Euphrates near Basra in modern-day Iraq. (See? Paul's Letters to Ephesus, Colossae & Philippi, 17. Has a son called Enoch, and builds a city, which he calls after his name. (Genesis 4:16-17) Thats okay. Thank you, Pastor Bill, for another profound meditation on the plight of Cain. God had continued to stretch out His merciful hand, but Cain continued in his disobedience and gainsaying. According to the Biblical account, the first Mesopotamian city was built by Cain's descendents. That city was found and excavated by a Professor Sayce who found the city's name of Unuk inscribed on some of the excavated bricks. As a leader and prophet of the people of God, Enoch met personally with the Lord on many occasions throughout his 365-year ministry. According toThe Pearl of Great Price: Verse by Verse Commentary, this will not be just a casual meeting, with the "receive them into our bosom" not representing a place, but a form of greeting: "an expected embrace between righteous people that is accompanied by falling on one anothers 'necks' and kissing 'each other.'". The older brother Cain became a farmer while the younger Abel became a shepherd. Is it possible to remake the world, without God? The first city, Eridu, is on what used to be the shore of the Persian Gulf. Also, in spite of the Divine sentence passed upon him, he longed for rest from his wanderings. Concerning the Posterity of Adam, and the Ten Generations from Him. It is located at the far end of a two-mile-long (3.2 km) road, which joins the A614 road at Holme-on-Spalding-Moor (.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}534907N 04317W / 53.8185N 0.7215W / 53.8185; -0.7215 (Land of Nod, Holme-on-Spalding-Moor)). Inventions. Malachi & Joel await the Day of the LORD, 48. He was depicted with two streams of water flowing from his shoulders that represented the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the main sources of fresh water in Mesopotamia. The names of their entire civilizations are accidents of discovery, coming from wherever the first archaeologist, bored shepherd, or greedy tomb raider found the first bit of evidence from people wed never heard of before. The only question is, can Cain ( and all he represents) truly stop his endless wandering in the city which he has made? In that case the builder of the city was Enoch, and the city was named for his son, Iradhence, Eridu. to about 4000 B.C. NASB 1995 Thus, the building of a city becomes a lasting monument to Cain's ongoing evil activity. Obadiah foretells the punishment of Edom, Obadiah prophesies the resurgence of Israel, 46. To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. The importance of a deity was, as youd guess, tied to the fortunes of its city. 19 Lamech took two wives, the first named Adah and the second Zillah. initiated. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. An archaeological dig at Eridu just after World War II discovered about a thousand bodies that were buried during the Ubaid. ), as registering an advance in civilization. The Sumerian King List describes Eridu as the first city in the southern Mesopotamian area that had a king. The last word, Enoch, might be a later addition. If we place a global flood sometime between 4000 and 3500 B.C. Or eternal life in God's kingdom? ; Luke 3:37 (B.C. The Sumerian language died out, (as related in Genesis 11), but their Akkadian neighbours language grew and developed into several modern languages. Only that in the case of Abraham, Abraham was the advocate. [8] Early commentators treated it as the opposite of Eden (worse still than the land of exile for the rest of humanity). Interestingly, the Bible may support this account. Irad was the father of Mehujael. Israel becomes a kingdom under Saul and David, Jonathan demolishes the Philistine pillar at Geba, Saul is killed by the Philistines at Mt Gilboa, The Ark of the Covenant is brought to Jerusalem, David's victories over Israel's neighbours, Absalom's flight & his rebellion against David, 31. Enki was the god of magic, craftsmanship, and wisdom. In chapter 7 of the book of Moses in the Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith provides us with an extensive account of how Enoch built a city "called the City of Holiness, even ZION" (Moses 7:19). Although the Pearl of Great Price is relatively short, its scope is remarkably broad, recording revelations to prophets in several dispensations from Abraham and Moses to Joseph Smith. This city, whose inhabitants would later be translated, was known as the City of Enoch or Zion. Zephaniah & Habakkuk foretell Judah's fall, Zephaniah warns of the punishment of Judah, Habakkuk asks why the cruel Babylonians succeed, 44. Cain's descendants. (17) Cain knew his wife.--As Jehovah had told Eve that He would "greatly multiply her conception" (Genesis 3:16), we cannot doubt but that a numerous offspring had grown up in the 130 years that intervened between the birth of Cain and that of Seth, the substitute for Abel. We also know that Enoch did not preach to the Canaanites, a band of people responsible for the annihilation of the people of Shum (Moses 7:7). Indeed, as you say, his city would have represented the humanistic world of our times, where the behaviours, practices and attitudes of verses 29-32 abound. Cain's city was built . The realization that they had disappointed their Creator and condemned their children and their childrens children until the end of time to lives apart from Yahweh must have been nearly unbearable. It was built by Adam's son Cain, east of Eden in the land of Nod. (In the Septuagint's rendering of the same verse God curses Cain to , "trembling". New American Standard Bible Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and Cain built a city, and named the city Enoch, after the name of his son. Cain on the other hand, was the accused - and he left the trial a free man. Eventually, the people of the City of Enoch were translated and taken from off the earth. Cain, it seems, made his way to these settlements for reasons of daily food, shelter, and finding a wife. We note that Cain, who previously had no response to the living, personal God, when God was warning him against sin, and afterwards when God was calling him to repentance. How to get right with God: By water or the Spirit? Cain's departure from God started with distance from God and led to complete disconnection from God. Please read them with prayerful discernment and glean from them. (Ge . John's Revelation to the 7 Churches of Asia, John's Letter to the 7 Churches of Asia Minor, The messages to the believers on the coastal plain, The messages to the believers living inland, 21. We know that the use of the word "bosom" in this instance means more than just some vague, heavenly location. There, Cain meet his wife and begat Enoch (from Hebrew origin that means "dedicated.") In the land of Nod, Cain built a city and named it after his son, Enoch (Genesis 4:17 KJV). Enki was the god of the sweet waters needed for life. Here, archaeologists have discovered remains of houses built using the ubiquitous reeds found allover this swampy delta. The reunion of the City of Enoch to the earth in the Millennium will be its final resting place, and God's abode during this 1,000-year period. Byron, John. But the Lord's response revealed there was more in store for the City of Enoch than its earthly abode. Paul's Journey to Phrygia, Macedonia & Archaia, 11. Its Native American name was Nena Saawaattawattocks. To go much deeper with author and Biblical History Researcher Derek Gilbert read his recent book The Great Inception. Immediately after, this verse tells us that even Cain's mild punishment . But it wouldn't stay there forever. But when the Divine sentence was passed, basically divorcing Cain from the earth for life, cursing any attempts at farming, and making him a homeless exile, Cain responded with passionate pleading. 20 Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the ancestor of . According to the Book of Jubilees 4:9, Enoch's mother/aunt was named Awan. by: Robert Marshall. To Enoch was born Irad, and Irad fathered Mehujael, and Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. The Journey continues from Sinai to Moab, The Israelites defeat King Sihon and King Og, The Israelites defeat the kings of Midian, Canaan is divided among the twelve tribes, 28. And Cain's family built a city in that land; and Cain named the city after his first child, whom he had called Enoch. The names of their entire civilizations are accidents of discovery, coming from wherever the first archaeologist, bored shepherd, or greedy tomb raider found the first bit of evidence from people wed never heard of before. Would he finally be at rest? Scholarsarchaeologists and sociologistshave known at least since the late 1940s that people throughout Mesopotamia, before they learned how to write, figured out how to turn their children into coneheads. The city of the Whore eventually becomes a self-destructive enterprise. And he builded a city, and he called the name of the city after the name of his son, Enoch. The city of Enoch had built into it Cain's entire history. Genesis mentions that Cains sixth generation included TubalCain, who forged all kinds of tools out of bronze and iron.