Genesis 4:16-17

4:16 So Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

The Beginning of Civilization

4:17 Cain had marital relations with his wife, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after his son Enoch.


sn The name Nod means “wandering” in Hebrew (see vv. 12, 14).

tn Heb “knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.

tn Or “she conceived.”

tn Heb “according to the name of.”