Genesis 4:19
¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
¶ And Lamech tooke vnto him two wiues: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
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- Genesis 2:24Rank 1 from verse 19
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4And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
4And hee answered, and said vnto them, Haue ye not read, *that he which made them at the beginning, made them male and female?
5And said, *For this cause shall a man leaue father and mother, and shall cleaue to his wife: and *they twaine shalbe one flesh.
6Wherefore they are no more twaine, but one flesh. What therefore God hath ioyned together, let not man put asunder.
- Matthew 19:8Rank 4 from verse 19
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Genesis 4:19
Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
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18And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
18And vnto Enoch was borne Irad: and Irad begate Mehuiael, and Mehuiael begate Methusael, and Methusael begate †Lamech.
19¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
19¶ And Lamech tooke vnto him two wiues: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Selected passage20And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
20And Adah bare Iabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as haue cattell.