Seth
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- This article is about the Biblical Seth. For the Egyptian god, see Set (mythology); for other meanings, see Seth (disambiguation).
Seth or Shet (שֵׁת "Placed; appointed", Standard Hebrew Šet, Tiberian Hebrew Šēṯ, Arabic ÔíË), in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, is the third son of Adam and Eve mentioned by name, and brother of Cain and Abel. He was born after the slaying of Abel by Cain.
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Seth in the Hebrew Bible
Seth was the third son of Adam and Eve mentioned by name, for Adam "a son in his likeness and form" (Genesis 5:3). Seth was given by God in place of the murdered Abel. He had a son Enos at age 105 (Genesis 5:6) and lived 912 years (Genesis 5:8).
Per Rashi, Seth is the ancestor of Noah and hence the father of all mankind. According to Zohar 1:36b, Seth is "ancestor of all the Generations of the Tzaddikim" (righteous ones). Parshat Balak refers to "all of Seth's descendants" (Numbers 24:17).
Seth in the New Testament
Through Seth's line came Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David and Joseph, earthly father of Jesus Christ. (See Luke 3:23-38 for a full genealogy)
Seth in the Book of Jubilees
According to the Book of Jubilees, Seth married his younger sister Azura, was 105 when his son Enos was born, and died at the age of 912. In rabbinic literature, the name Seth (Hebrew: Sheth) is explained as meaning "foundation." According to this tradition, Seth was perceived as the "Foundation of the World," since he was the first ancestor of mankind to be born of human parents. All contemporary humans are thus seen as relating to Seth through his descendent Noah. Many have also supposed Jesus to have been the son of Joseph, himself a descendant of Seth (Luke 3:23-38).
Seth in LDS-theology
In Latter-day Saint theology, Seth was ordained by Adam at the age of sixty-nine years. Three years prior to Adam's death, he blessed Seth that his posterity would be "the chosen of the Lord" and that it would be "preserved unto the end of the earth" (D&C 107:42). Furthermore, Seth was "a perfect man, and his likeness was the express likeness of his father" (D&C 107:43). Seth is also the name of a Jaredite in the Book of Mormon (Ether 1:10-11 and 11:9).
Seth in Islam
In Islam, he is also regarded as a son of the Adam, who is considered one of the Islamic prophets.
Josephus about Seth
Josephus refers to Seth as the most notable of the sons of Adam in the Antiquities of the Jews, and reports that his descendents built the Pillars of the sons of Seth.
Ninetheenth century scholars about Seth
Nineteenth century scholars identified Seth with Shitti, an epithet for Marduk.
See also
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