Lamech (descendant of Cain)
Biblical figure, descendant of Cainan, Descendant of Seth, brother of Cain and Abel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the person in Genesis 5, see Lamech (father of Noah).
Lamech (/ˈleɪmɪk/;[1] Hebrew: לֶמֶךְ Lémeḵ, in pausa לָמֶךְ Lā́meḵ) 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.