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Avenger of blood » Lamech fears
If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.
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Homicide » Instances of felonious » Lamech
And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow; If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.
Lamech » Father of jabal, jubal, and tubal-cain
And Enoch had a son Irad: and Irad became the father of Mehujael: and Mehujael became the father of Methushael: and Methushael became the father of Lamech. And Lamech had two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. And Adah gave birth to Jabal: he was the father of such as are living in tents and keep cattle. read more.
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all players on instruments of music. And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, who is the father of every maker of cutting instruments of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow; If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.
And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all players on instruments of music. And Zillah gave birth to Tubal-cain, who is the father of every maker of cutting instruments of brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. And Lamech said to his wives, Adah and Zillah, give ear to my voice; you wives of Lamech, give attention to my words, for I would put a man to death for a wound, and a young man for a blow; If seven lives are to be taken as punishment for Cain's death, seventy-seven will be taken for Lamech's.