And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
Cain willingly renounced God and religion, forsaking Adam's family and altar to escape obedience. He chose to dwell east of Eden where the flaming sword burned, as if defying the Lord's terrors; but settling there availed him nothing. His separation from the holy seed prefigures the eternal banishment from God's presence that is the doom of all sinners.
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Commenting on Genesis 4:16-18
And Lamech took unto him two wives,.... He was the first we read of that introduced polygamy, contrary to the first institution of marriage, whereby only one man and one woman were to be joined together, and become one flesh, Gen 2:24.
The land of Nod, east of Eden where Jehovah walked with men, denotes flight and banishment, a stark contrast to Eden's delight. Cain named his son and city Hanoch, meaning consecration, as if pledging renovation of his life; yet the city's erection marks only another phase in the ungodly family's development, not true repentance.
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Commenting on Genesis 4:16-24