Lamech (descendant of Cain)

Lamech and Cain, 1524 engraving by Lucas van Leyden

Lamech (/ˈlmɪk/;[1] Hebrew: לֶמֶךְ Lémeḵ, in pausa לָמֶךְLā́meḵ) is a figure appearing in the Old Testament's Book of Genesis, where he is the seventh generation from Adam and father of Jabal, the first breeder of livestock, Tubal-Cain, the first metalworker, Jubal, the first musician, and Naamah. This Lamech appears in the Yahwist genealogy (the line of Cain); the Priestly source has another Lamech who is the father of Noah.[2]

This Lamech is distinguished as an insolent man in the Abrahamic texts.

  1. ^ "the definition of Lamech". Dictionary.com.
  2. ^ Rogers 2000, p. 784.

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