Genesis 4:17

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Summary

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

Enoch

Genesis 5:18

And he

The name

2 Samuel 18:18

Psalm 49:11

Bible References

Enoch

When Jared lived one hundred and sixty-two years, he became the father of Enoch.

And he

Then they said: Let us build ourselves a city, with a lofty tower that reaches into space, so that we may make a name for ourselves and not be scattered over the face of the whole earth.

I made great works. I built houses for myself. I planted vineyards for myself.

The king spoke: Is this not great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling-place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?

The days of Lot were similar. They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted and they built.

The name

During his lifetime Absalom built a monument for himself in King's Valley. He had no son to keep his name alive. So he named it after himself. To this day it is known as Absalom's Monument.

Inwardly they think their houses are forever, their dwelling place to all generations. So they named their lands after themselves.