Seth Born
Seth's Birth
Biblical Account from Genesis
Adam lived one hundred thirty years, and became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth.
讜ַ讬ְ讞ִ讬 讗ָ讚ָ诐 砖ְׁ诇ֹ砖ִׁ讬诐 讜ּ诪ְ讗ַ转 砖ָׁ谞ָ讛 讜ַ讬ֹּ讜诇ֶ讚 讘ִּ讚ְ诪讜ּ转ֹ讜 讻ְּ爪ַ诇ְ诪ֹ讜 讜ַ讬ִּ拽ְ专ָ讗 讗ֶ转־砖ְׁ诪ֹ讜 砖ֵׁ转׃
All the days of Seth were nine hundred twelve years, then he died.
讜ַ讬ִּ讛ְ讬讜ּ 讻ָּ诇־讬ְ诪ֵ讬־砖ֵׁ转 砖ְׁ转ֵּ讬诐 注ֶ砖ְׂ专ֵ讛 砖ָׁ谞ָ讛 讜ּ转ְ砖ַׁ注 诪ֵ讗ֹ讜转 砖ָׁ谞ָ讛 讜ַ讬ָּ诪ֹ转׃
Insights from the Book of Jubilees
The Book of Jubilees 4:2
讜讘砖讘讜注 讛专讗砖讜谉 诇讬讜讘诇 讛砖诇讬砖讬 讛专讙 拽讬谉 讗转 讛讘诇 注诇 讻讬 诇拽讞 讛' 诪讬讚讜 诪谞讞讛 诇专爪讜谉 讜诪讬讚 拽讬谉 诇讗 诇拽讞 诇专爪讜谉 诪谞讞转 驻专讬 讛讗讚诪讛:
And in the first (year) of the third jubilee, Cain slew Abel because (God) accepted the sacrifice of Abel, and did not accept the offering of Cain.
The Book of Jubilees 4:9
讜讘砖谞讛 讛专讘讬注讬转 诇砖讘讜注 讛讞诪讬砖讬 讛转谞讞诐 讜讬讚注 注讜讚 讗转 讗砖转讜 讜转诇讚 诇讜 讘谉 讜讬拽专讗 讗转 砖诪讜 砖转 讻讬 讗诪专 砖转 诇谞讜 讗诇讛讬诐 讝专注 讗讞专 注诇 讛讗专抓 转讞转 讛讘诇 讻讬 讛专讙讜 拽讬谉:
And in the fourth year of the fifth week they became joyful, and Adam knew his wife again, and she bare him a son, and he called his name Seth; for he said "God hath raised up a second seed unto us on the earth instead of Abel; for Cain slew him."
Fallen Angels, Line of Seth, and the Qumran Calendar
When men began to multiply on the surface of the ground, and daughters were born to them, God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives. The LORD said, “My Spirit will not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; so his days will be one hundred twenty years.” The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when God’s sons came in to men’s daughters and had children with them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
讜ַ讬ְ讛ִ讬 讻ִּ讬־讛ֵ讞ֵ诇 讛ָ讗ָ讚ָ诐 诇ָ专ֹ讘 注ַ诇־驻ְּ谞ֵ讬 讛ָ讗ֲ讚ָ诪ָ讛 讜ּ讘ָ谞ֹ讜转 讬ֻ诇ְּ讚讜ּ 诇ָ讛ֶ诐׃ 讜ַ讬ִּ专ְ讗讜ּ 讘ְ谞ֵ讬־讛ָ讗ֱ诇ֹ讛ִ讬诐 讗ֶ转־讘ְּ谞ֹ讜转 讛ָ讗ָ讚ָ诐 讻ִּ讬 讟ֹ讘ֹ转 讛ֵ谞ָּ讛 讜ַ讬ִּ拽ְ讞讜ּ 诇ָ讛ֶ诐 谞ָ砖ִׁ讬诐 诪ִ讻ֹּ诇 讗ֲ砖ֶׁ专 讘ָּ讞ָ专讜ּ׃ 讜ַ讬ֹּ讗诪ֶ专 讬ְ讛讜ָ讛 诇ֹ讗־讬ָ讚ֹ讜谉 专讜ּ讞ִ讬 讘ָ讗ָ讚ָ诐 诇ְ注ֹ诇ָ诐 讘ְּ砖ַׁ讙ַּ诐 讛讜ּ讗 讘ָ砖ָׂ专 讜ְ讛ָ讬讜ּ 讬ָ诪ָ讬讜 诪ֵ讗ָ讛 讜ְ注ֶ砖ְׂ专ִ讬诐 砖ָׁ谞ָ讛׃ 讛ַ谞ְּ驻ִ诇ִ讬诐 讛ָ讬讜ּ 讘ָ讗ָ专ֶ抓 讘ַּ讬ָּ诪ִ讬诐 讛ָ讛ֵ诐 讜ְ讙ַ诐 讗ַ讞ֲ专ֵ讬־讻ֵ谉 讗ֲ砖ֶׁ专 讬ָ讘ֹ讗讜ּ 讘ְּ谞ֵ讬 讛ָ讗ֱ诇ֹ讛ִ讬诐 讗ֶ诇־讘ְּ谞ֹ讜转 讛ָ讗ָ讚ָ诐 讜ְ讬ָ诇ְ讚讜ּ 诇ָ讛ֶ诐 讛ֵ诪ָּ讛 讛ַ讙ִּ讘ֹּ专ִ讬诐 讗ֲ砖ֶׁ专 诪ֵ注ֹ讜诇ָ诐 讗ַ谞ְ砖ֵׁ讬 讛ַ砖ֵּׁ诐׃
There are two primary interpretations of who the "Sons of God" are in Genesis 6. The more familiar one is that they refer to fallen angels, as the phrase "Sons of God" often denotes angels in biblical contexts. This view aligns logically with the narrative of supernatural beings interacting with humanity.
The alternative interpretation is that the "Sons of God" are the godly descendants of Seth (from Genesis 5), who intermarried with the ungodly descendants of Cain (from Genesis 4). This also fits the context of moral decline leading to the Flood.
Both views hold equal merit and are supported by the text. In fact, the ambiguity may suggest that the passage describes two parallel events concisely—perhaps "killing two birds with one stone."
While not dismissing the fallen angels perspective, let's explore the Seth-Cain intermarriage view in relation to the Qumran calendar and prophetic timelines.
Prophetic Timeline and Jubilee Cycles
Genesis 6:3 limits human lifespan to 120 years, but since many have lived beyond this, it likely refers to Jubilee years (cycles of 49 years) rather than solar years. A Jubilee is approximately 49 years.
- 120 Jubilees = 5,881 years
- 121 Jubilees = 5,930 years.
In the Qumran calendar reckoning (distinct from the Hillel II calendar), the current year is 6018. To align with the context, add 130 years (Adam's age at Seth's birth):
- 5,881 + 130 = 6,011 years.
- 5,930 + 130 = 6,060 years.
This suggests the current world order cannot extend beyond 6,060 years (121 Jubilees) from Adam. As we are in year 6018, we are 7 years into this prophetic window from Seth's perspective.
We are currently in the 123rd Jubilee from Adam, but the prophecy starts from Seth. The Torah instructs tracking time in 50-year periods, akin to centuries.
Alternative View on the Timeline
Another interpretation: The 120 years may count from the Jubilee cycle Seth was born in, rather than his exact birth year. Seth was born in the third Jubilee cycle. Adding 120 brings us to the 123rd Jubilee.
This cycle ends in 6,028 (or around 2031 in the Gregorian calendar), exactly 10 years from the current date (November 2021). This view aligns better with Jubilee tracking, as it emphasizes cycles over individual years.
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