Genesis 5

Before you read any farther I want you to pick up your Bible and turn to Genesis 5. Got it? Okay, now read through the genealogy. That's right, the genealogy. Usually we skim through these chapters not really thinking about what we are reading or paying attention to any of the names. It's seems as though it goes on forever. This though is going to change your view a little bit about these genealogy chapters. In our society we really dont think about the meaning of names anymore we like a name, we name our child that right? Well in the biblical times, that's not how it worked. Everyone's name had a meaning behind it, about there identity. So hear are the names and meanings of the names in Genesis 5. Adam = man, Seth = appointed, Enosh = mortal, Kenan = sorrow, Mahalalel = blessed God, Jared = shall come down, Enoch = teaching, Methuselah = his death shall bring (the year he died was the year of the flood). Lamech = the despairing, Noah = rest and comfort. ALRIGHT, now that might not mean much now all separate but lets put the meanings of the names together and read it as the Hebrews would read the genealogy "Man appointed mortal sorrow the blessed God shall come down teaching His death shall bring the despairing rest and comfort" Cool eh??