| Revision as of 03:04, 6 April 2023 editAchar Sva (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users8,813 edits →See also: add citations section← Previous edit | Latest revision as of 14:35, 25 October 2024 edit undoMonkbot (talk | contribs)Bots3,695,952 editsm Task 20: replace {lang-??} templates with {langx|??} ‹See Tfd› (Replaced 1);Tag: AWB | ||
| (16 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{short description|Biblical figure, descendant of Cainan, |
{{short description|Biblical figure, descendant of Cainan, Descendant of Seth, brother of Cain and Abel}} | ||
| {{For|the person in Genesis 5|Lamech (father of Noah)}} | {{For|the person in Genesis 5|Lamech (father of Noah)}} | ||
| ]]] | ]]] | ||
| '''Lamech''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|eɪ|m|ɪ|k}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lamech|title=the definition of Lamech|website=Dictionary.com}}</ref> {{ |
'''Lamech''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|eɪ|m|ɪ|k}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lamech|title=the definition of Lamech|website=Dictionary.com}}</ref> {{langx|he|לֶמֶךְ}} ''Lémeḵ'', in ] {{Script/Hebrew|לָמֶךְ}} ''Lā́meḵ'') is a figure appearing in the Old Testament's ], where he is the seventh generation from ] and father of ], the first breeder of livestock, ], the first metalworker, ], the first musician, and ]. This Lamech appears in the ] genealogy (the line of Cain); the ] has another ] who is the father of ].{{sfn|Rogers|2000|p=784}} | ||
| This Lamech is distinguished as an insolent man in the Abrahamic texts. | |||
| The text resembles a mythology concerning the origin of the various forms of civilization, presenting the shepherds and musicians as products of the day, and pleasure as a product of the night. Blacksmiths, in carrying out their trade, are associated with the darkness. | |||
| == Character == | |||
| The names{{what|date=March 2023}} are interpreted in the ] as an attack on ]. ''Adah'' is there interpreted as ''the deposed one'', implying that Lamech spurned her in favour of Zillah, whose own name is understood to mean ''she shaded herself ''. The Midrash consequently regards Adah as having been treated as a slave, tyrannised by her husband, who was at the beck and call of his mistress, Zillah. It claims that part of the immorality, which had led God to flood the Earth, was the polygamy practised by Lamech and his generation.<ref name="">{{Cite web|title=Bereishit Rabbah 23:2|url=https://www.sefaria.org/Bereishit_Rabbah.23.2|access-date=2021-03-29|website=www.sefaria.org}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2023}}{{or|date=March 2023}} | |||
| Lamech is generally characterized in a poor light in the verses that mention him, highlighting him as polygamous and viciously murderous. | |||
| The pedigree assigned to Lamech in the ] bears similarities to that given for ], and it has been suggested that they represent different versions of the same original pedigree.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bandstra|first=Barry L.|title=Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible|url=https://archive.org/details/readingoldtestam00band_309|url-access=limited|publisher=Wadsworth|year=2009|pages=-60|isbn=9780495391050}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=March 2023}}{{or|date=March 2023}} | |||
| ===Polygamy=== | |||
| Lamech is the earliest instance of polygamy in the Abrahamic narrative. Biblical verse Genesis 4:19 states | |||
| <blockquote>''Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.''</blockquote> | |||
| Lamech is recorded taking on two wives simultaneously. | |||
| ===Murder=== | |||
| Furthermore, biblical verse Genesis 4:23-24 states | |||
| <blockquote> | |||
| Lamech said to his wives:<br><br> | |||
| ''Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words.''<br> | |||
| ''I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me.''<br> | |||
| ''If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.'' | |||
| </blockquote> | |||
| Here Lamech admits to killing a young man in retaliation for striking him. Lamech further boasts of his wrath of vengeance as eleven times worse than Cain's wrath of vengeance. | |||
| == Comparative religion == | |||
| The Adam progeny list is ] to the ancient Mesopotamian tradition of seven pre-flood heroes who originate arts and culture.{{sfn|Rogers|2000|p=784}} | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| * ] | * ] | ||
| ==Citations== | |||
| {{Reflist|20em}} | {{Reflist|20em}} | ||
| ==Bibliography== | |||
| {{Refbegin|30em}} | {{Refbegin|30em}} | ||
| Line 28: | Line 54: | ||
| | title = Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible | | title = Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible | ||
| | publisher = Eerdmans | | publisher = Eerdmans | ||
| | year = |
| year = 2000 | ||
| | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qRtUqxkB7wkC&pg=PA784 | | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qRtUqxkB7wkC&pg=PA784 | ||
| | isbn = 9781250088703 | | isbn = 9781250088703 | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| {{Refend}} | |||
| {{Commons category|Lamech}} | {{Commons category|Lamech}} | ||
| Line 40: | Line 69: | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| ] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:35, 25 October 2024
Biblical figure, descendant of Cainan, Descendant of Seth, brother of Cain and Abel For the person in Genesis 5, see Lamech (father of Noah).
Lamech (/ˈleɪmɪk/; Hebrew: לֶמֶךְ Lémeḵ, in pausa לָמֶךְ Lā́meḵ) is a figure appearing in the Old Testament's Book of Genesis, where he is the seventh generation from Adam and father of Jabal, the first breeder of livestock, Tubal-Cain, the first metalworker, Jubal, the first musician, and Naamah. This Lamech appears in the Yahwist genealogy (the line of Cain); the Priestly source has another Lamech who is the father of Noah.
This Lamech is distinguished as an insolent man in the Abrahamic texts.
Character
Lamech is generally characterized in a poor light in the verses that mention him, highlighting him as polygamous and viciously murderous.
Polygamy
Lamech is the earliest instance of polygamy in the Abrahamic narrative. Biblical verse Genesis 4:19 states
Lamech married two women, one named Adah and the other Zillah.
Lamech is recorded taking on two wives simultaneously.
Murder
Furthermore, biblical verse Genesis 4:23-24 states
Lamech said to his wives:
Adah and Zillah, listen to me; wives of Lamech, hear my words.
I have killed a man for wounding me, a young man for injuring me.
If Cain is avenged seven times, then Lamech seventy-seven times.
Here Lamech admits to killing a young man in retaliation for striking him. Lamech further boasts of his wrath of vengeance as eleven times worse than Cain's wrath of vengeance.
Comparative religion
The Adam progeny list is comparable to the ancient Mesopotamian tradition of seven pre-flood heroes who originate arts and culture.
See also
Citations
- "the definition of Lamech". Dictionary.com.
- ^ Rogers 2000, p. 784.
Bibliography
- Rogers, Jeffrey S. (2000). "Lamech". In Freedman, David Noel; Myers, Allen C. (eds.). Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Eerdmans. ISBN 9781250088703.
| Adam to David according to the Hebrew Bible | |
|---|---|
| Creation to Flood | |
| Patriarchs after Flood | |
| Tribe of Judah to Kingdom | |
| Names in italics only appear in the Greek Septuagint version | |