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And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

And he died. — This final account is given in of them all, though never so dear to God. And it puts me in mind of a speech of Theodosius the good emperor; - It Niceph. Callist. is no news that a man dies: but that a man, dead in trespasses and sins, rises again by repentance to a life well pleasing to God, this is a marvellous matter, a just wonder. See Trapp on " Genesis 5:5 " See Trapp on " Genesis 5:8 "

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And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

And begat Mahalaleel, — i.e., Praised be God ; a good name; imminding him of a good duty. God is to be incessantly praised for his excellency, thanked for his benefits. “Thou art good, and doest good.”

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And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

And begat sons and daughters. — Everything is generative of itself, says the philosopher. Propriissimum opus viventis est, generare sibi simile . - Arist . And, that man is unworthy to be born, of whom another is not born, says the orator.

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And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

Nine hundred and ten years. — A long while to live: sed nemo propter canos et annos, diu vixit .

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And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

And begat Jared, — i.e., One that is going down, sc. , to the dust of death: for, to live, is but to lie a-dying: every day we yield somewhat to death, and a man’s cradle stands in his grave.

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And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

And begat. — See Trapp on " Genesis 5:13

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And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

And he died. — Mors, omnibus finis, multis remedium, quibusdam votum . It was so doubtless to these holy patriarchs, more willing to die, than ever they had been to dine.

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And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

And he begat Enoch, — i.e., Dedicated, and catechised. Consecrated he was to God, and accordingly brought up “in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:8 What wonder then that he became eminent and outstanding in holiness!

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