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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Genesis 5:1

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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GENEALOGY OF THE PATRIARCHS. (Gen. 5:1-32) book of the generations--(See Gen 11:4). Adam--used here either as the name of the first man, or of the human race generally.
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