Year not stated · Creation and Pre-Flood
Cain builds a city
Cain's wife bore Enoch, and Cain built a city which he named after his son. Genesis then traces Cain's line through Irad, Mehujael, Methushael, and Lamech (Genesis 4:17-18).
undated in Scripture
Before Seth's birth in the narrative; Scripture gives no year or city location
📖 Genesis 4:17–18
17And Cain had relations with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain built a city and named it after his son Enoch. 18Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methusael, and Methusael was the father of Lamech.
Sources: Scripture — Genesis 4:17-18
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