fig (Gen. 2:8; 3:6,7,10).

(Gen. 9:20 -23).

The redemption of both man and

The redemption of both man and

his lost dominion is symbolized

his lost dominion is symbolized

by the Cherubim (Gen. 3:24).

by the animals preserved alive

in the ark (Gen. 7:13 -16; 8:1,17 -

The serpent beguiled the woman

The sons of God by their actions

and brought about the curse

towards the daughters of men

(Gen. 3:1-24; 2 Cor. 11:3).

bring about the flood

(Gen. 6:1 -4).

All the days of Adam were 930

All the days of Noah were 950

years (Gen. 5:5).

years (Gen. 9:29).

The relation of the days of Noah with Peter's prophecy given in 2 Peter

3 is fully discussed in the article entitled Pleroma, section 6 (p. 221), and

the days of Noah and their foreshadowing of the days that precede the Coming

of Christ will be included with other features in the article entitled Second

Coming4.  The reference to `the sons of God' which is found in Genesis 6 will

be dealt with in the articles entitled Nephilim (p. 104); and Sons of God4.

A word is called for in connection with Lamech the father of Noah,

Lamech was 182 years of age when Noah was born.  Sufficient time had passed

for him to arrive at the conclusion that has been discovered by others since,

viz., that `all is vanity' apart from the restoring grace of the Redeemer.

In naming his son Noah, Lamech emphasized his felt need of rest.  Noah

is derived from nuach which means `to be at rest', and occurs in Genesis 8:4,

`and the ark rested in the seventh month'.  Again in Exodus 20:11, `for in

six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is,

and rested the seventh day'.  When we read in Genesis 8:9, `the dove found no

rest', the word is manoach, or in 8:21, `the Lord smelled a sweet savour' the

word `sweet' is nichoach, and literally the passage reads, `a savour of

rest'.  Thus it will be seen that for God as well as man there is a place of

rest, and that rest is Christ, of whom Noah and the ark are prophetic.

Lamech in naming his son said, `this same shall comfort us (nacham, or,

give us rest) concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the

ground which the Lord hath cursed'.  The word rendered `toil' is twice

rendered `sorrow' in Genesis 3 where the curse is first pronounced, `I will

greatly multiply thy sorrow', and `in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the

days of thy life' (verses 16,17).  The words `work and toil' may be a figure,

meaning very grievous work; the work and the toil are clearly specified as

being the work and toil of the hands, and in connection with the ground,

which under the curse yielded but thorns and thistles of itself, whereas

bread only came by sweat

of face.  We read that Cain experienced a special pronouncement of this curse

(Gen. 4:12), and he is the first builder of a city that is named in

Scripture, possibly still acting in character, making  an attempt to find

some amelioration of the curse which Lamech refused.

We cannot help noticing the similarity of names that occur in the two

lines of Adam's descendants.  If there is an Enoch who walked with God, there