ADAH & ZILLAH, LAMECH’S WIVES, & NAAMAH, LAMECH’S DAUGHTER

NOAH’S WIFE AND DAUGHTERS AND HIS DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW

GENESIS

Genesis 5:30-31

30 And Lamech took unto himself two wives: the name of one being Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah.  31 And Adah bare Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and they were keepers of cattle;

 Genesis 5:31-32

and his brother’s name was Jubal, who was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. 32 And Zillah, she also bare Tubal Cain, an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal Cain was called Naamah.

 Genesis 5:33-35

33 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives of Lamech; hearken unto my speech, for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. 34 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech shall be seventy and sevenfold. 35 For Lamech, having entered into a covenant with Satan after the manner of Cain, wherein he became Master Mahan, master of that great secret which was administered unto Cain by Satan,

God created the first woman Eve from Adam’s rib. She was perfect and without sin. In the garden of Eden, she disobeyed God, thereby committing the first sin, and she and Adam were banished from the garden. She bore three sons: Cain, Abel, and Seth. Eve became the mother of the entire human race. Her name in Hebrew means “Life” or “Living”