Genesis 4:17

The Beginning of Civilization

4:17 Cain had marital relations ¹  with his wife, and she became pregnant ²  and gave birth to Enoch. Cain was building a city, and he named the city after ³  his son Enoch.

Genesis 19:25

19:25 So he overthrew those cities and all that region, ⁴  including all the inhabitants of the cities and the vegetation that grew ⁵  from the ground.

Genesis 33:18

33:18 After he left Paddan Aram, Jacob came safely to the city of Shechem in the land of Canaan, and he camped near ⁶  the city.

Genesis 34:24

34:24 All the men who assembled at the city gate ⁷  agreed with ⁸  Hamor and his son Shechem. Every male who assembled at the city gate ⁹  was circumcised.

[4:17]  ¹ tn Heb “knew,” a frequent euphemism for sexual relations.

[4:17]  ² tn Or “she conceived.”

[4:17]  ³ tn Heb “according to the name of.”

[19:25]  ⁴ tn Or “and all the plain”; Heb “and all the circle,” referring to the “circle” or oval area of the Jordan Valley.

[19:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the vegetation of the ground.”

[33:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “in front of.”

[34:24]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “all those going out the gate of his city.”

[34:24]  ¹¹ tn Heb “listened to.”

[34:24]  ¹² tn Heb “all those going out the gate of his city.”