Genesis 5:12

And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

Mahalaleel - praise of God.

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And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel.
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A.M. 395. B.C. 3609. Mahalaleel. Gr. Maleleel. Luke 3:37

¹² And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:c

Related Commentaries of Genesis 5:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Genesis 5:12