Man living at the time before the Flood
Lamech son of Methushael
A descendant of Cain, five generations down, and the first man the Bible records as taking two wives, Adah and Zillah (Genesis 4:19). He was the father of Jabal, Jubal, and Tubal Cain, and of a daughter, Naamah (Genesis 4:20–22). His song to his wives boasts of killing a man for wounding him, and claims a greater vengeance than God had promised Cain: “truly Lamech seventy-seven times” (Genesis 4:23–24). He shows how violent the world of Cain’s line had become. He is a different man from Noah’s father of the same name (Genesis 5:28–31).
Family
- Father
- Methushael
- Wives
- Adah, Zillah
- Children
- Jabal, Jubal, Tubal Cain, Naamah