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Genesis 5:4

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And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:
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  1. 1 Chronicles 1:1–3Rank 1 from verse 4
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    1ADAM, Sheth, Enosh,

    2Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,

    3Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

  2. Luke 3:36–38Rank 2 from verse 4
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    36Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

    37Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

    38Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

  3. Genesis 5:10Rank 3 from verse 4
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    10And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

  4. Genesis 5:13Rank 4 from verse 4
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    13And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

  5. Genesis 5:19Rank 5 from verse 4
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    19And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

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Genesis 5:4

COMBINED MEANING

after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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COMBINED MEANING

begotten

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Sense 1: Brought forth as offspring or standing in the stated relation of offspring. Sense 2: Brought forth, raised, or made alive in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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begat

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1. Fathered or brought forth as offspring; in a genealogy, identified a male progenitor in the stated line. 2. Brought forth, formed, or gave life in a spiritual or figurative relation.

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3¶ And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:

4And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

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5And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

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