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Enosh
"Mortal man; human being"
Genesis 4:26
Who they were
The grandson of Adam in whose time people began to call on the name of the Lord. His name is a meditation on human frailty and divine dependence.
Themes
humanityworshipfrailtydependence on God
Read their story
Enosh's story begins in Genesis.
The full passage is at Genesis 4:26. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.
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