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Irad
Irad ( ) is a Hebrew name. In the Book of Genesis, the grandson of Cain is Irad, Son of Enoch. Genesis 4:18, in a genealogical passage about the descendants of Cain, contains the only reference to Irad in the Hebrew Bible: "To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael, the father of Methushael, and Methushael the father of Lamech" (New Revised Standard Version of the Christian Bible). The lineage of Cain in Genesis 4:17–22 closely parallels the lineage of Cain's brother, Seth, found in Genesis 5:1–32. In terms of the documentary hypothesis, the genealogy of Cain is attributed to the Jahwist source (J), while the genealogy of Seth is attributed to the Priestly source (P). The J list and P list contain seven pairs of similar names, and the "Irad" of the J source is parallel to the "Jared" of the P source.
Article summary
Irad ( ) is a Hebrew name. In the Book of Genesis, the grandson of Cain is Irad, Son of Enoch. Genesis 4:18, in a genealogical passage about the descendants of Cain, contains the only reference to Irad in the Hebrew Bible: "To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael, the father of Methushael, and Methushael the father of Lamech" (New Revised Standard Version of the Christian Bible). The lineage of Cain in Genesis 4:17–22 closely parallels the lineage of Cain's brother, Seth, found in Genesis 5:1–32. In terms of the documentary hypothesis, the genealogy of Cain is attributed to the Jahwist source (J), while the genealogy of Seth is attributed to the Priestly source (P). The J list and P list contain seven pairs of similar names, and the "Irad" of the J source is parallel to the "Jared" of the P source.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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