Third son of Adam and Eve, the younger brother of Abel. He is listed in the family line of Jesus.
About Seth
The third son of Adam and Eve. He replaced Abel, whom Cain murdered (Genesis 4:25). Seth appears as the firstborn son of Adam in the family lists of Genesis 5:3–8, 1 Chronicles 1:1 (“Sheth” in the King James Version), and Luke 3:38. It was through Seth’s line that Jesus was born. Seth was the father of Enosh and lived 912 years.
See also Ancestry of Jesus Christ.
Family Relationships
Key References
And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
All Scripture References (10)
Genesis (7)
And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”
And to Seth also a son was born, and he called him Enosh. At that time men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son in his own likeness, after his own image; and he named him Seth.
And after he had become the father of Seth, Adam lived 800 years and had other sons and daughters.
When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh.
And after he had become the father of Enosh, Seth lived 807 years and had other sons and daughters.
So Seth lived a total of 912 years, and then he died.
Numbers (1)
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
1 Chronicles (1)
Adam, Seth, Enosh,
Luke (1)
the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.