on 21/04/2019
Cain’s Family Tree
Genesis 4v16-24
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After murdering his brother Abel, Cain left with his wife and founded an advanced civilisation. Notice their descendents did not lead primitive lives, but very quickly made rapid cultural and technological advances. The Bible does not give us a record of all Cain’s descendents but those who are mentioned help us to understand what life was like in those early days.
Enoch
Cain founded a city named after his son Enoch (Genesis 4v16-17). This shows skills in the building of permanent housing and protected encampments. Agriculture would have supported urban life.
Please note this is a different Enoch than the one in Seth’s line (Genesis 5v21).
Jabal
Jabal was the father of those who lived nomadic lives in tents and were skilled herdsmen (Genesis 4v20).
Jubal
Jubal was the first to build and play both stringed and wind musical instruments (Genesis 4v21).
Tubal-cain
Tubal-cain was skilled in metalworking with iron and brass (Genesis 4v22).
Lamech
Lamech, a wicked descendent of Cain, defied God’s plan for marriage (Genesis 2v23-24) by taking two wives, Adah and Zillah. He was also a murderer (Genesis 4v19,23+24).
As a result of evolutionary indoctrination, many people think that early man was primitive, even savage, and required thousands of years to develop skills. However, this short passage of scripture gives us a glimpse of man’s great inventiveness from the beginning. It also reminds us of the sinfulness of man’s heart to defy the Almighty Creator who loves us and knows what is best for us.
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