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וַתֵּלֶד עָדָה אֶת־יָבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי יֹשֵׁב אֹהֶל וּמִקְנֶה׃
Soundness and Purity of Doctrine
By Todd Beiswenger
მუსიკის მოსმენის გასაგრძელებლად, ახალ ფანჯარაში გააგრძელეთ აუდიოს მოსმენა.
Many people are familiar with the Cain and Abel story. They're the two sons of Adam and Eve, and in a jealous rage Cain murders Abel. After the main story there is a short genealogy that at face value seems like unnecessary information. However when we see this story as an allegory we see that this genealogy lays out what happens when we remove love from our faith. Oddly enough, it ends up that we lose our faith as well.
(რეკომენდაციები: Arcana Coelestia 442, Genesis 4:15-24; True Christian Religion 245)
Genesis 4:15-24
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Yahweh said to him, "Therefore whoever slays Cain, vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold." Yahweh appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should strike him.
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Cain went out from Yahweh's presence, and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.
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Cain knew his wife. She conceived, and gave birth to Enoch. He built a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
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To Enoch was born Irad. Irad became the father of Mehujael. Mehujael became the father of Methushael. Methushael became the father of Lamech.
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Lamech took two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
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Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock.
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His brother's name was Jubal, who was the father of all who handle the harp and pipe.
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Zillah also gave birth to Tubal Cain, the forger of every cutting instrument of brass and iron. Tubal Cain's sister was Naamah.
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Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, hear my voice. You wives of Lamech, listen to my speech, for I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for bruising me.
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If Cain will be avenged seven times, truly Lamech seventy-seven times."
