Genesis, Chapter 5 - Notes
1Brown, Briggs and Driver, Dictionary of the Old Testament 2Apollodorus, The Library, vol. II, vii, 2 (Loeb Classical Library, vol. I, p....
Genesis, Chapter 5 – Hanokh and Methuselah
When we come to the age of Hanokh, the seventh on the list, we read that his life on earth is given as 365 years. But the account of...
Genesis, Chapter 5 – The Learned One
When we now look at the seventh name in the biblical list, we find that his name is Hanokh, which in Hebrew means "The learned one." This...
Genesis, Chapter 5 – The Sun God
The sixth name in the list according to Berossus is Daonos, for whom a corresponding Babylonian cuneiform original has not been found. ...
Genesis, Chapter 5 – Aruru and Adapa
Let us now compare the names in the Babylonian King List with those in Genesis 5. The first name in the Babylonian King list is Aruru. ...